Cognitive Science: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Cognitive Science: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC San Diego)
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 110
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 105
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 140 or CS 106
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 104
Calculus II
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 131
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Calculus III
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 131
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 200
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 115 or PSY 200
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Calculus I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 130
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 150 or STAT C1000 or SOC 125
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 150 or STAT C1000
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 100 or BIOL 140
Multicellular Life
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 102 or BIOL 103 or BIOL 101
The Cell
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 101 or BIOL 102
Human Physiology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BMS 108
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 102 or BIOL 101
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 121
Concepts in Physics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 101 or PHYS 102
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 123
Mechanics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 111 or PHYS 110
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 122
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 110 or PHYS 111
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 110 or PHYS 111
Basic Chemistry
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry II
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155 or CHEM 156
General Chemistry III
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 156
General Chemistry I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155
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.