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

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

Required courses (Palo Verde College → UC Santa Barbara)

LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Palo Verde College: ANT 130
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Palo Verde College: BIO 100
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Palo Verde College: ANT 100
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Palo Verde College: GEL 101 or GEL 102
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Palo Verde College: CHE 211 or CHE 210
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Palo Verde College: ECO 106
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Palo Verde College: GGR 120
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Palo Verde College: ECO 105
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Palo Verde College: PHI 120
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Palo Verde College: ANT 101
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Palo Verde College: PSYC C1000
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Palo Verde College: PSY 155 or STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Palo Verde College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Palo Verde 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.