Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Las Positas College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Las Positas College — i.e. exactly which Las Positas College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Las Positas College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 1A
Basic Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 1B or PHYS 1C
Introduction to Economics
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 10
Language and Linguistics
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 4
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 40
Concepts of Biology
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 10 or BIO 30
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Las Positas College: GEOL 2
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Las Positas College: PHIL 6
Basic Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 1A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Las Positas College: GEOL 1L or GEOL 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 1C or BIO 1B or BIO 1A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 7
General Chemistry
Take at Las Positas College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 1
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Las Positas College: CS 2 or CS 1
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Las Positas College: CS 1 or CS 7
People, Place and Environment
Take at Las Positas College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 5
Basic Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 1B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 2
Introductory Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Las Positas College: PHIL 2
Introductory Biology III
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 1C or BIO 1A or BIO 1B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 3
Basic Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 1C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Las Positas College: POLI 25
Introductory Physics
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 2
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 34
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Las Positas College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 34
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 1
Understanding Data
Take at Las Positas College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Las Positas College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Las Positas 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.