Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Valley 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 Valley College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 030
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 037
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 037
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: LING 001 or ENGLISH 105
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ENV SCI 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 003
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOLOGY 002 or GEOLOGY 007
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ANTHRO 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHILOS 009 or PHILOS 006
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 037
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 066
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 270
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 001
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CS 117
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CS 115 or CS 119 or CS 113 or CS 111 or CS 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 002
Differential Equations
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 275
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 038
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 002
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066 or PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 007
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHILOS 020
Introductory Biology III
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ANTHRO 102
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 039 or PHYSICS 038 or PHYSICS 037
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POL SCI 005
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 066 or PHYSICS 067
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 262
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 238 or MATH 248
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 238 or MATH 247
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 261
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: STAT 101 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or BUS 015
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Angeles Valley 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.