Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Fresno City College — i.e. exactly which Fresno City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Introduction to Economics
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 25
Language and Linguistics
Take at Fresno City College: LING 10
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 12
Concepts of Biology
Take at Fresno City College: BIOL 3
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 2
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Fresno City College: ANTHRO 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 6
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Fresno City College: BIOL 11B or BIOL 11A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 26 or MATH 17
General Chemistry
Take at Fresno City College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 40H or ECON 40
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Fresno City College: CSCI 40
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Fresno City College: CIT 66 or CIT 60 or CIT 95 or CIT 63
People, Place and Environment
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 17 or MATH 7
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 50H or ECON 50
Introductory Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 1C or PHIL 1CH
Introductory Biology III
Take at Fresno City College: BIOL 11B or BIOL 11A
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Fresno City College: ANTHRO 2 or ANTHRO 2H
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 3
Introductory Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Fresno City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5A
Understanding Data
Take at Fresno City College: STAT C1000 or DS 23 or MATH 42 or PSYC 42 or STAT C1000H or DS 23L
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.