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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce CollegeUC Santa Barbara

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

Required courses (Los Angeles Pierce CollegeUC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 101
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 101 or PHYSICS 102 or PHYSICS 103
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 161
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ENV SCI 001
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 003
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOLOGY 007 or GEOLOGY 002
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 101
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 006 or PHILOS 009
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 101
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOLOGY 001 or GEOLOGY 006
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 066
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 270
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ECON 001
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CS 114 or CS 116
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CS 111 or CS 119
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOG 002
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 275
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 102
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ECON 002
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 066 or PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 006
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 020
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 102
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 102 or PHYSICS 101
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: POL SCI 005
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 066 or PHYSICS 067
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 262
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 238
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 238
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 261
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: STAT C1000 or MATH 229 or SOC 125 or STAT 101 or MATH 228B
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.

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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.