Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A or PHY 4B or PHY 4C
Language and Linguistics
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL 16 or ANT 8
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 19
Concepts of Biology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 10 or BIO 1H or BIO 1
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1B
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 1H or ANT 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 32
Basic Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1 or GEO 1L
Introductory Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 3
General Chemistry
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1AH or CHE 1BH or CHE 1B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Riverside City College: ECO 8 or ECO 8H
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Riverside City College: CSC 5 or CIS 5
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Riverside City College: ENE 38 or CIS 30A or CIS 18A or CSC 18A or CSC 8
People, Place and Environment
Take at Riverside City College: GEG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 2
Basic Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Riverside City College: ECO 7H or ECO 7
Introductory Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 12
Introductory Biology III
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 60 or BIO 61
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 2 or ANT 2H
Basic Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A or PHY 4C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Riverside City College: POLS 11
Introductory Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 5
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Riverside City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 5
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1AH or MAT 1A
Understanding Data
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 70B or STAT C1000 or SOC 48 or PSYC 48 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Riverside 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.