Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Victor Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Victor Valley College — i.e. exactly which Victor Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Victor Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Victor Valley College: AGNR 170
Basic Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 201
Basic Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 203
Language and Linguistics
Take at Victor Valley College: ANTH 106
Concepts of Biology
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 100
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Victor Valley College: ANTH 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Victor Valley College: PHIL 109
Basic Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 201
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Victor Valley College: GEOL 101
Introductory Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 221
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
No Victor Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 231
General Chemistry
Take at Victor Valley College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 202
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Victor Valley College: ECON 102
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Victor Valley College: CIS 202 or CIS 201
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Victor Valley College: CIS 206
People, Place and Environment
Take at Victor Valley College: GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 270
Basic Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 203
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Victor Valley College: ECON 101
Introductory Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 222 or PHYS 221
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHIL 108
Introductory Biology III
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 202
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Victor Valley College: ANTH 102
Basic Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 202
Introductory Physics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 221 or PHYS 222
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 227 or MATH 227H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC C1000
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 226H or MATH 226
Understanding Data
Take at Victor Valley College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 215 or STAT C1000E
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Victor Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Victor Valley 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.