Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENVR 200 or BIOL 200
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 227 or PHYS 237
Language and Linguistics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGL 104 or ANTH 104 or ANTH 104H or ENGL 104H
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 259 or ENVR 259
Concepts of Biology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 109H or BIOL 109
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 201
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 111
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101L or GEOL 101
Introductory Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 279 or PHYS 210
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 211 or BIOL 214 or BIOL 275
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219H or CHEM 219
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 121
Problem Solving with Computers I
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 120 or CMPR 114
People, Place and Environment
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 237 or PHYS 217 or PHYS 227
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 120
Introductory Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 279 or PHYS 289
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 108
Introductory Biology III
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 214 or BIOL 211 or BIOL 212 or BIOL 275
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 100H or ANTH 100
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 227 or PHYS 237
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLT 200 or POLT 200H
Introductory Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 289 or PHYS 279
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 150
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 150
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
Understanding Data
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 210
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Rancho Santiago 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.