Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Madera Community College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Madera Community College — i.e. exactly which Madera Community College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Madera Community College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
Language and Linguistics
Take at Madera Community College: LING 10
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Madera Community College: BIOL 2
Concepts of Biology
Take at Madera Community College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 10
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Madera Community College: ANTHRO 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Madera Community College: PHIL 6 or PHIL 4
Basic Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Madera Community College: GEOL 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Madera Community College: BIOL 11B or BIOL 11A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Madera Community College: MATH 17
General Chemistry
Take at Madera Community College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Madera Community College: ECON 1B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Madera Community College: ENGR 40 or CSCI 40
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Madera Community College: IS 31
Differential Equations
Take at Madera Community College: MATH 17
Basic Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Madera Community College: ECON 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Madera Community College: PHIL 1C or PHIL 1CH
Introductory Biology III
Take at Madera Community College: BIOL 11A or BIOL 11B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Madera Community College: ANTHRO 2
Basic Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Madera Community College: POLS 3
Introductory Physics
Take at Madera Community College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Madera Community College: MATH 5B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Madera Community College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Madera Community College: MATH 5A or MATH 75A or MATH 75B
Understanding Data
Take at Madera Community College: PSYC 42 or BA 23 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Madera Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Madera Community 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.