Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Pasadena City College: ENVS 002
Basic Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A
Basic Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A or PHYS 008B
Language and Linguistics
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 010 or LING 010
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Pasadena City College: ENVS 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 011H or BIOL 011
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOL 002
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Pasadena City College: ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H
Critical Thinking
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 030 or PHIL 033
Basic Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOL 001
Introductory Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 002A or PHYS 031A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 010B or BIOL 010A or BIOL 010C
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 010 or MATH 010H
General Chemistry
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Pasadena City College: ECON 001B or ECON 001BH
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Pasadena City College: CS 003A or CS 003AL
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Pasadena City College: CS 003B or CS 003BL or CS 021 or CS 003C or CS 003CL
People, Place and Environment
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOG 002
Differential Equations
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 055H or MATH 055
Basic Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Pasadena City College: ECON 001AH or ECON 001A
Introductory Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 002B or PHYS 002A or PHYS 031B or PHYS 031A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 007 or PHIL 003
Introductory Biology III
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 010C or BIOL 010A or BIOL 010B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Pasadena City College: ANTH 002H or ANTH 002
Basic Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008C or PHYS 008B or PHYS 008A
Language in Society
Take at Pasadena City College: LING 014
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Pasadena City College: POLS 022
Introductory Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 002A or PHYS 002B or PHYS 031A or PHYS 031B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005B or MATH 005BH or MATH 005BE
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Pasadena City College: BUS 014B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Pasadena City College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Pasadena City College: BUS 014B or MATH 006A
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005A or MATH 005AH or MATH 005AE
Understanding Data
Take at Pasadena City College: STAT 018 or STAT C1000H or STAT 015 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Pasadena City 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.