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

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

Required courses (Merritt College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Merritt College: ENVMT 2
PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 10
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 1
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Merritt College: PHIL 10
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 1
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3E
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Merritt College: ECON 2
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Merritt College: CIS 7
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Merritt College: GEOG 2
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3F
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Merritt College: ECON 1
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Merritt College: PHIL 2
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 3
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Merritt College: MATH 16B
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Merritt College: MATH 16A
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3A
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Merritt College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Merritt 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.