Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004A
Basic Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004A or PHYS 004B or PHYS 004C
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 002
Concepts of Biology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 010
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at West Valley College: GEOL 001B
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 001
Critical Thinking
Take at West Valley College: PHIL 002
Basic Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at West Valley College: GEOL 001A
Introductory Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 041 or BIOL 043 or BIOL 042
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004C
General Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH or CHEM 001B or CHEM 001BH
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at West Valley College: ECON 001BH or ECON 001B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at West Valley College: CIST 037 or CIST 004A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004A1 or CIST 005A
People, Place and Environment
Take at West Valley College: GEOG 002
Differential Equations
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004B
Basic Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004B or PHYS 004C
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at West Valley College: ECON 001AH or ECON 001A
Introductory Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002A or PHYS 002B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at West Valley College: PHIL 003
Introductory Biology III
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041 or BIOL 043
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 003 or ANTH 003H
Basic Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C or PHYS 004A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at West Valley College: POLS 003 or POLS 003H
Introductory Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002B or PHYS 002A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003BH or MATH 003B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at West Valley College: MATH 012
Introduction to Psychology
Take at West Valley College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at West Valley College: MATH 012
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Understanding Data
Take at West Valley College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No West 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.