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

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

Required courses (Porterville College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P104A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P104A or PHYS P104B
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Porterville College: LING P100
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Porterville College: ERSC P115 or BIOL P115
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Porterville College: BIOL P110
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Porterville College: ANTH P101
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Porterville College: PHIL P107
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P104A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Porterville College: GEOL P110
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P102A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Porterville College: BIOL P136 or BIOL P135
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Porterville College: MATH P208
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Porterville College: CHEM P101A or CHEM P101B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Porterville College: ECON P101
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Porterville College: ENGR P132
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Porterville College: INFS P113 or ENGR P120
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Porterville College: GEOG P113
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Porterville College: MATH P207
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P104B or PHYS P104A
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Porterville College: ECON P102
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P102B or PHYS P102A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Porterville College: PHIL P110
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Porterville College: BIOL P136 or BIOL P135
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Porterville College: ANTH P102
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P104A or PHYS P104B
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Porterville College: PHYS P102A or PHYS P102B
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Porterville College: MATH P104
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Porterville College: PSYC C1000
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Porterville College: MATH P103
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Porterville College: BSAD P155 or STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Porterville College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Porterville 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.