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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Mendocino College → UC Santa Barbara

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

Required courses (Mendocino College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220 or PHY 221 or PHY 222
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Mendocino College: NRS 200
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Mendocino College: BIO 200
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Mendocino College: GEL 203 or GEL 203L
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Mendocino College: ANT 200
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Mendocino College: GEL 201L or GEL 201
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 210
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Mendocino College: BIO 257 or BIO 250 or BIO 255
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 214
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251 or CHM 250
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Mendocino College: ECO 201
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Mendocino College: CSC 221
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Mendocino College: GEO 201
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 215
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 221 or PHY 222
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Mendocino College: ECO 200
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 210 or PHY 211
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Mendocino College: PHL 210
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Mendocino College: BIO 250 or BIO 255 or BIO 257
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Mendocino College: ANT 201
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 222 or PHY 220
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Mendocino College: POLS 202
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 210 or PHY 211
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 211
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 230
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Mendocino College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 230
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 210
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Mendocino College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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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.