Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merced College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Merced College — i.e. exactly which Merced College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Merced College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04B
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Merced College: BIOL -06
Concepts of Biology
Take at Merced College: BIOL -01
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Merced College: GEOL -02
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Merced College: ANTH -01
Critical Thinking
Take at Merced College: PHIL -12
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Merced College: GEOL -01
Introductory Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -02A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Merced College: BIOL -04B or BIOL -04A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -08
General Chemistry
Take at Merced College: CHEM -04B or CHEM -04A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Merced College: ECON -01
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Merced College: CPSC -14 or ENGR -14
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Merced College: CTIS -04 or CTIS -14 or CPSC -06 or ENGR -20 or CPSC -20
People, Place and Environment
Take at Merced College: GEOG -12
Differential Equations
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -06
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Merced College: ECON -02
Introductory Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -02A or PHYS -02B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Merced College: PHIL -05
Introductory Biology III
Take at Merced College: BIOL -04B or BIOL -04A
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Merced College: ANTH -02
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Merced College: POSC -04
Introductory Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -02B or PHYS -02A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Merced College: MATH -03S or MATH -03
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Merced College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Merced College: MATH -03S or MATH -03
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04AS or MATH -04A
Understanding Data
Take at Merced College: STAT C1000E or PSYC -05 or STAT C1000 or MATH -11 or MATH -32
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Merced College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Merced 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.