Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Santiago Canyon College — i.e. exactly which Santiago Canyon College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A or PHYS 250C
Language and Linguistics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 104
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 259
Concepts of Biology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 109 or BIOL 109H
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 111
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHIL 111
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 100L or ERTH 100
Introductory Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150A or PHYS 150AC
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 290 or MATH 287
General Chemistry
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200A or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200AH
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ECON 101
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 121 or CMPR 132 or CMPR 121H
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 122 or CIS 111 or CMPR 120 or CMPR 120H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 102H or GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 287 or MATH 295
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250C or PHYS 250B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ECON 102
Introductory Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150A or PHYS 150B or PHYS 150AC or PHYS 150BC
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHIL 108
Introductory Biology III
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 100 or ANTH 100H
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLT 230
Introductory Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150BC or PHYS 150A or PHYS 150AC or PHYS 150B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 150 or MATH 150S
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 150 or MATH 150S
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180S or MATH 180H or MATH 180
Understanding Data
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or SOC 125 or SOC 125H
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Santiago Canyon 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.