Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Mission College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Los Angeles Mission College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Mission College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Mission College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 037
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 037 or PHYSICS 038 or PHYSICS 039
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ANTHRO 104 or LING 001
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ENV SCI 002
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: BIOLOGY 003
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ANTHRO 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHILOS 006 or PHILOS 009
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 037
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 006
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 270
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ECON 001
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: CS 116 or CS 216 or CS 114
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: CS 102 or CS 111 or CS 119
People, Place and Environment
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: GEOG 002
Differential Equations
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 275
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 038
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ECON 002
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 006
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHILOS 020
Introductory Biology III
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: ANTHRO 102
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 039 or PHYSICS 037
Language in Society
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: LING 002
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: POL SCI 005
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 006
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 262
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 238C or MATH 238 or MATH 248 or MATH 238B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 247 or MATH 238 or MATH 238A or MATH 238C
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Mission College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or MATH 227A or MATH 227B or MATH 227C or STAT 101
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Mission 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.