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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Hartnell College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Hartnell College — i.e. exactly which Hartnell College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Hartnell College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4A or PHY 4B or PHY 4C
ECON 9
5 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Hartnell College: ECO 10
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Hartnell College: GEL 25 or BIO 48
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 10
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Hartnell College: GEL 6
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Hartnell College: ANT 1
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Hartnell College: PHL 15
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Hartnell College: GEL 1
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 2A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 3 or BIO 2 or BIO 1
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 4
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1A or CHM 1B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Hartnell College: ECO 5
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Hartnell College: CSS 2A
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Hartnell College: CSS 4 or CSS 1
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 5
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Hartnell College: ECO 1
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Hartnell College: PHL 10
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 3 or BIO 2 or BIO 1
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Hartnell College: ANT 2
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4C or PHY 4A
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Hartnell College: POL 6
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3B
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 2
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Hartnell College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 2
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3A
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Hartnell College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Hartnell College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Hartnell 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.