Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Rosa Junior College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Santa Rosa Junior College — i.e. exactly which Santa Rosa Junior College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Rosa Junior College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: POLS 12 or PHIL 12
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 40
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 41 or PHYS 42
Language and Linguistics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ENGL 25 or ANTH 5
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ENVS 12
Concepts of Biology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: BIO 16 or BIO 10
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ANTH 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHIL 4 or PHIL 3
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 40
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: GEOL 1L or GEOL 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 20A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: BIO 2.2 or BIO 2.3 or BIO 2.1
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: MATH 5
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ECON 2
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: CS 10B or CS 10C
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: CS 10A
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: GEOG 7
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: MATH 2
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 42 or PHYS 41
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ECON 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 20A or PHYS 20B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHIL 7
Introductory Biology III
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: BIO 2.1 or BIO 2.2 or BIO 2.3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: ANTH 2
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 41 or PHYS 40
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: POLS 18
Introductory Physics
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PHYS 20B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: MATH 1B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PSYC C1000
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: MATH 1A
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Rosa Junior College: PSYC 9 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santa Rosa Junior College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santa Rosa Junior 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.