Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 7 or ENVRN 7
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21 or PHYSCS 22 or PHYSCS 23
Language and Linguistics
Take at Santa Monica College: LING 1
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 9
Concepts of Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 3
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 5
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 1 or ANTHRO 5
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 9 or PHILOS 7
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 8
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 23
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12 or CHEM 11
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 50
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 87A
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 15
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 6
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 2
Introductory Biology III
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 23
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23 or PHYSCS 21
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 52 or POL SC 52 or PHILOS 51 or POL SC 51
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 8
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 29
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 28
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santa Monica 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.