Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230
Basic Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230 or PHYS 231
Introduction to Economics
Take at Palomar College: ECON 100
Language and Linguistics
Take at Palomar College: ENG 150 or ANTH 107
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 115 or ES 115
Concepts of Biology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 101 or BIOL 100
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Palomar College: GEOL 150L or GEOL 150
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 100 or ANTH 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 201 or PHIL 116
Basic Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Palomar College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 100L
Introductory Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Palomar College: MATH 200
General Chemistry
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 115 or CHEM 110
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 102
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Palomar College: CSCI 112
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
People, Place and Environment
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 105
Differential Equations
Take at Palomar College: MATH 206
Basic Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 231
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 101
Introductory Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200 or PHYS 201
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 121
Introductory Biology III
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 105
Basic Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230
Introductory Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 201 or PHYS 200
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141 or MATH 141E
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Palomar College: MATH 130E or MATH 130
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Palomar College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Palomar College: MATH 130E or MATH 130
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Understanding Data
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or SOC 180 or BUS 204
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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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.