Cognitive Science Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Cognitive Science (B.S.) major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
79 / 306
Admit GPA range
3.82 - 3.95
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UCLA)
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Introductory Psychology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Cognitive Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 112
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103
Life: Concepts and Issues
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 140 or BIOL 141 or BIOL 100 or BIOL 101 or BIOL 102
Introduction to Human Physiology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BMS 108
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 100H
Introduction to Philosophy of Science
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Critical Reasoning
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 111
Logic, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 205
Chemical Structure
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155
Physics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 102 or PHYS 101 or PHYS 105
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 110
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 121
Introduction to Study of Language
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Matlab Programming for Behavioral Sciences
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 133
Introduction to Statistical Programming with R
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CIS 258
Intermediate Programming
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Programming
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Python and Other Technologies for Data Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 114
Principles of Java Language with Applications
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Python with Applications I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 114
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 140
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.