Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Ventura College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Ventura College — i.e. exactly which Ventura College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Ventura College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Ventura College: ESRM V01 or BIOL V10
Basic Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V04
Basic Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V04 or PHYS V05
Language and Linguistics
Take at Ventura College: ANTH V05
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Ventura College: ESRM V02
Concepts of Biology
Take at Ventura College: BIOL V01
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Ventura College: GEOL V03 or GEOL V03L
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Ventura College: ANTH V01
Critical Thinking
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V04
Basic Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V04 or PHYS V04L
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Ventura College: GEOL V02L or GEOL V02
Introductory Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V03A or PHYS V02A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Ventura College: BIOL V03 or BIOL V04
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Ventura College: MATH V22
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Ventura College: POLS V12 or ESRM V03
General Chemistry
Take at Ventura College: CHEM V120A or CHEM V120B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Ventura College: CS V13 or CS V11
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Ventura College: CS V40
People, Place and Environment
Take at Ventura College: GEOG V02
Differential Equations
Take at Ventura College: MATH V23
Basic Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V05 or PHYS V05L
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01A
Introductory Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V02B or PHYS V02A or PHYS V03A or PHYS V03B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V02
Introductory Biology III
Take at Ventura College: BIOL V03 or BIOL V04
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Ventura College: ANTH V02
Basic Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V04L or PHYS V04 or PHYS V06 or PHYS V06L
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Ventura College: POLS V04
Introductory Physics
Take at Ventura College: PHYS V02A or PHYS V02B or PHYS V03A or PHYS V03B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Ventura College: MATH V21B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Ventura College: MATH V46
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Ventura College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Ventura College: MATH V46
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Ventura College: MATH V21A
Understanding Data
Take at Ventura College: PSY V04 or STAT C1000 or MATH V43
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Ventura 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.