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

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

Required courses (Napa Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 140
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 140 or PHYS 240
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Napa Valley College: ANTH 200
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Napa Valley College: BIOL 112
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Napa Valley College: BIOL 110
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Napa Valley College: ANTH 120
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
No Napa Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 140
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Napa Valley College: GEOL 111 or GEOL 110
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 120
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Napa Valley College: BIOL 241 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 240
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Napa Valley College: MATH 220
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Napa Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Napa Valley College: ECON 101
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Napa Valley College: COMS 215
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Napa Valley College: COMS 120
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Napa Valley College: MATH 222
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 240
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Napa Valley College: ECON 100
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 121
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHIL 125
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Napa Valley College: BIOL 241 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 240
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Napa Valley College: ANTH 121
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 240
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Napa Valley College: POLI 125
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Napa Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 121
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Napa Valley College: MATH 121
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Napa Valley College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Napa Valley College: MATH 115
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Napa Valley College: MATH 120
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Napa Valley College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Napa Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Napa Valley 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.