Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Medanos College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Los Medanos College — i.e. exactly which Los Medanos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Medanos College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 040
Basic Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 040 or PHYS 041 or PHYS 042
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Medanos College: ANTHR 008
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Medanos College: BIOSC 007
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Medanos College: BIOSC 010
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Medanos College: ANTHR 001
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 210
Basic Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 040
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 035
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Los Medanos College: BIOSC 021 or BIOSC 020
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 250
General Chemistry
Take at Los Medanos College: CHEM 025 or CHEM 026
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Medanos College: ECON 010
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Los Medanos College: COMSC 044 or ENGIN 020
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Medanos College: COMSC 051 or COMSC 122
Differential Equations
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 240
Basic Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 042 or PHYS 041
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Medanos College: ECON 011
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 036 or PHYS 035
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 122 or PHIL 120
Introductory Biology III
Take at Los Medanos College: BIOSC 021 or BIOSC 020
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Medanos College: ANTHR 007 or ANTHR 006
Basic Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 042 or PHYS 040
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Los Medanos College: POLSC 033 or PHIL 133
Introductory Physics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHYS 035 or PHYS 036
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 220
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 140
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Medanos College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 140
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Medanos College: MATH 210
Understanding Data
Take at Los Medanos College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Medanos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Los Medanos 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.