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

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

Required courses (San Jose City College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 004A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 004A or PHYS 004B
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at San Jose City College: ENVIR 010
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 021
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at San Jose City College: ANTH 062
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at San Jose City College: PHIL 060
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 004A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at San Jose City College: GEOL 010 or GEOL 010L
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 002A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 004A or BIOL 004B
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 079
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at San Jose City College: CHEM 001AH or CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Jose City College: ECON 010B
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at San Jose City College: CIS 054
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at San Jose City College: CIS 084 or CIS 106 or CIS 024C or CIS 073
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Jose City College: GEOG 011
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 078
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 004B or PHYS 004C
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Jose City College: ECON 010A
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 002B or PHYS 002A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Jose City College: PHIL 065
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 004B or BIOL 004A
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Jose City College: ANTH 063
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 004C or PHYS 004B or PHYS 004A
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at San Jose City College: PHYS 002B or PHYS 002A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 072
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 062
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at San Jose City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 062
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 071H or MATH 071
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at San Jose City College: STAT C1000 or BUS 060
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Jose City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No San Jose City College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.