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

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

Required courses (Mission College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 004A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 004A or PHY 004B
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Mission College: LIN 001
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Mission College: BIO 025 or BIO 025H
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Mission College: BIO 010
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Mission College: ANT 001
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Mission College: PHI 002
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 004A
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 002A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Mission College: BIO 001B or BIO 001BH or BIO 001AH or BIO 001A
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Mission College: MAT 004C
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Mission College: CHM 001A or CHM 001AH or CHM 001BH or CHM 001B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Mission College: ECN 001B
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Mission College: EGR 030 or CIS 037A or CIS 040
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Mission College: CIS 007
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Mission College: MAT 004B
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 004A or PHY 004B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Mission College: ECN 001A
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 002B or PHY 002A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Mission College: PHI 003
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Mission College: BIO 001BH or BIO 001B or BIO 001A or BIO 001AH
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Mission College: ANT 003
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 004C or PHY 004A
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Mission College: PHY 002B or PHY 002A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Mission College: MAT 003B
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Mission College: MAT 012
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Mission College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Mission College: MAT 012
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Mission College: MAT 003A or MAT 003AH
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Mission College: SOC 016 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Mission 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.