Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Joaquin Delta College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from San Joaquin Delta College — i.e. exactly which San Joaquin Delta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Joaquin Delta College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 4A
Basic Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 4A or PHYSC 4B or PHYSC 4C
Language and Linguistics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: HUM 4 or ANTHR 4
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: N R 2 or GEOL 2
Concepts of Biology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: BIOL 10
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: GEOL 1B
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: ANTHR 2
Critical Thinking
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHILO 30
Basic Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: GEOL 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 3
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 5
General Chemistry
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: ECON 3
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: CSP 31A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: CSP 32A or CSP 17 or CSP 26A
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 4
Basic Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 4C or PHYSC 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: ECON 5
Introductory Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 2B or PHYSC 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHILO 40
Introductory Biology III
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 1
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: ANTHR 1
Basic Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 4B or PHYSC 4A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: POLS 3
Introductory Physics
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PHYSC 2A or PHYSC 2B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 2
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 13 or MATH 13EX
Introduction to Psychology
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 13 or MATH 13EX
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: MATH 1 or MATH 1EX
Understanding Data
Take at San Joaquin Delta College: LAW 26 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or COMM 14 or PSYC 2
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Joaquin Delta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Joaquin Delta 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.