Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Orange Coast College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Orange Coast College — i.e. exactly which Orange Coast College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Orange Coast College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Orange Coast College: ESEC A100 or ESEC A100H
Basic Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A185 or PHYS A185H
Basic Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A185 or PHYS A280 or PHYS A185H
Language and Linguistics
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A190
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Orange Coast College: GEOL A160
Concepts of Biology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A100 or BIOL A100H
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Orange Coast College: GEOL A185H or GEOL A185 or GEOL A185M or GEOL A185L
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A185 or ANTH A185H
Critical Thinking
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A220 or MATH A220
Basic Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A185H or PHYS A185
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Orange Coast College: GEOL A110
Introductory Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A130 or PHYS A120
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A183L or BIOL A182L or BIOL A180 or BIOL A183 or BIOL A182H or BIOL A182 or BIOL A185
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A285H or MATH A285
General Chemistry
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A185 or CHEM A180
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Orange Coast College: ECON A170 or ECON A170H
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A150
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A170 or CS A131
People, Place and Environment
Take at Orange Coast College: GEOG A185
Differential Equations
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A285 or MATH A285H
Basic Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A280 or PHYS A185 or PHYS A185H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Orange Coast College: ECON A175H or ECON A175
Introductory Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A120 or PHYS A125 or PHYS A130 or PHYS A135
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A120
Introductory Biology III
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A182H or BIOL A180 or BIOL A183L or BIOL A183 or BIOL A182L or BIOL A185 or BIOL A182
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A100H or ANTH A100
Basic Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A185H or PHYS A285 or PHYS A185
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Orange Coast College: PSCI A188
Introductory Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A125 or PHYS A120 or PHYS A130 or PHYS A135
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A185 or MATH A182H or MATH A185H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A140
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A140
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180 or MATH A182H or MATH A180H
Understanding Data
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000 or PSYC A160 or PUBH A214
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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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.