Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Sierra College — i.e. exactly which Sierra College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Sierra College: ESS 1
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 205
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 205 or PHYS 210 or PHYS 215
Language and Linguistics
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 6
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 14 or ESS 14
Concepts of Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 11
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 3 or ESCI 3L
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Sierra College: PHIL 4 or PHIL 12
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 205
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 1L or ESCI 1
Introductory Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 105
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 3 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 1
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Sierra College: MATH 33
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 66 or CSCI 46
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 54 or CSCI 12
People, Place and Environment
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Sierra College: MATH 33
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 215
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 105 or PHYS 110
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Sierra College: PHIL 2
Introductory Biology III
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 2
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 215 or PHYS 205
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Sierra College: POLS 16
Introductory Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 105 or PHYS 110
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 31
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Sierra College: MATH 42 or MATH 16A
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Sierra College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Sierra College: MATH 16A or MATH 42
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Understanding Data
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 142 or SOC 15 or STAT C1000E
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Sierra 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.