Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Bernardino Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from San Bernardino Valley College — i.e. exactly which San Bernardino Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Bernardino Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: GEOG 106 or BIOL 104
Basic Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 202
Basic Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 202 or PHYSIC 203
Language and Linguistics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 125
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ENVSCI 100
Concepts of Biology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 100
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: GEOL 112
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 106H or ANTHRO 106
Critical Thinking
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHIL 103
Basic Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 202
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 111
Introductory Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 151
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 207 or BIOL 206 or BIOL 205
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 265
General Chemistry
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ECON 201H or ECON 201
Problem Solving with Computers I
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: CS 215 or CS 102
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 266
Basic Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 203
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ECON 200H or ECON 200
Introductory Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 151 or PHYSIC 152
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHIL 105
Introductory Biology III
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 207 or BIOL 205 or BIOL 206
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 102 or ANTHRO 102H
Basic Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 204 or PHYSIC 202
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: POLS 110 or POLS 110H
Introductory Physics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PHYSIC 152 or PHYSIC 151
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 251
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 141
Introduction to Psychology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 141
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 250
Understanding Data
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ECON 208 or PSYC 105 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Bernardino Valley 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.