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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Skyline College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Skyline College — i.e. exactly which Skyline College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Skyline College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 101
PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 250
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 250 or PHYS 260
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 105
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 110
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 220
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Skyline College: ANTH 125
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 200 or PHIL 103 or PHIL 210
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 250
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 210
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 210
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 215 or BIOL 230
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Skyline College: MATH 270
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Skyline College: CHEM 220 or CHEM 210
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 102
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Skyline College: CIS 250
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Skyline College: CIS 122 or CIS 274
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Skyline College: GEOG 110
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Skyline College: MATH 275
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 270 or PHYS 260
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 100
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 220
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 240
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 215 or BIOL 230
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Skyline College: ANTH 110
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 270 or PHYS 260
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 280 or POLS 280
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 220 or PHYS 210
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Skyline College: MATH 252
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Skyline College: MATH 242 or MATH 243
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Skyline College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Skyline College: MATH 241
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Skyline College: MATH 251
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Skyline College: BUS. 123 or STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.