UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences
Transfer Acceptance Rate and Classes
72% of transfer applicants to UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences were admitted in 2025.
The major preparation UC Santa Barbara lists for Psychological and Brain Sciences transfers starts with PSY 1, MATH 34A and MATH 3A; the full list is below.
UC Santa Barbara offers TAG for Psychological and Brain Sciences for fall 2027, with a minimum 3.4 GPA.
Transfermatic has a class-by-class UCSB Psychological and Brain Sciences plan for 25 California community colleges.
Source: UCSB 2025 transfer admit data, all applicants to this major.
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Psychological and Brain SciencesMajor Requirements
UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences Major Preparation
The courses UC Santa Barbara lists as Psychological and Brain Sciences major preparation for transfer applicants, for the 2025-26 academic year. Course numbers are UCSB's own; each community college plan below shows the matching class at that college.
Pre-major requirements - area I
Required
- PSY 1 Introduction to Psychology
Complete 1 of these
- MATH 34A Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
- MATH 3A Calculus with Applications, First Course
Complete all of these
- PSTAT 5A Understanding Data
- PSY 10A Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
- PSY 10B Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
Pre-major requirements - area II
Complete all of these
- CHEM 1A General Chemistry
- CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Complete 1 of these
- MCDB 6 Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology for Brain Sciences and EEMB 7 Principles of Evolution and Animal Physiology for Brain Sciences
- MCDB 1A Introductory Biology I and EEMB 2 Introductory Biology II - Ecology and Evolution
Preparation for the major - area III
Complete 4 of these
- ANTH 2 Introductory Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 5 Introductory Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 7 Introductory Biosocial Anthropology
- CHEM 1C General Chemistry
- CMPSC 8 Introduction to Computer Science
- CMPSC 16 Problem Solving with Computers I
- EARTH 2 Principles of Physical Geology
- EARTH 3 Principles of Historical Geology
- ECON 1 Principles of Economics-Micro
- ECON 2 Principles of Economics-Macro
- ECON 9 Introduction to Economics
- EEMB 3 Introductory Biology III
- ENV S 1 Introduction to Environmental Studies
- ENV S 2 Introduction to Environmental Science
- ENV S 3 Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
- GEOG 5 People, Place and Environment
- LING 20 Language and Linguistics
- LING 50 Language and Power
- LING 70 Language in Society
- MATH 34B Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
- MATH 3B Calculus with Applications, Second Course
- MATH 4A Linear Algebra with Applications
- MATH 4B Differential Equations
- MCDB 1B Introductory Biology II - Physiology
- MCDB 20 Concepts of Biology
- PHIL 3 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 4 Introduction to Ethics
- PHYS 1 Basic Physics
- PHYS 2 Basic Physics
- PHYS 3 Basic Physics
- PHYS 6A Introductory Physics
- PHYS 6B Introductory Physics
- PHYS 6C Introductory Physics
- PHYS 7A Basic Physics
- PHYS 7B Basic Physics
- POL S 1 Introduction to Political Philosophy
Admission
What UCSB Says About Psychological and Brain Sciences Transfers
- Admitted students start as Pre-PBS pre-majors. TAG guarantees only the pre-major, and full major status requires meeting the department's GPA rules in UC coursework.
- No specific prep is required for admission. Intro psychology, a semester of calculus, statistics and a year of general chemistry are highly recommended before transfer.
From these university pages, checked September 24, 2026: psych.ucsb.edu · admissions.sa.ucsb.edu · admissions.sa.ucsb.edu · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu
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UCSB Psychological and Brain Sciences Plans by College
Each page lists that college's classes for UC Santa Barbara's Psychological and Brain Sciences major preparation, course by course.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences transfer acceptance rate?
72% of transfer applicants to UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences were admitted in 2025.
Does UC Santa Barbara have a Psychological and Brain Sciences major for transfer students?
Yes. UC Santa Barbara offers Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.S.) and lists the major preparation it expects transfer applicants to complete.
What classes do I need to transfer to UC Santa Barbara for Psychological and Brain Sciences?
UC Santa Barbara's Psychological and Brain Sciences major preparation includes PSY 1, MATH 34A, MATH 3A, PSTAT 5A, PSY 10A and PSY 10B, with more courses in the list on this page. Each community college plan on this page shows which of that college's classes match.
What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Santa Barbara for Psychological and Brain Sciences?
TAG for Psychological and Brain Sciences needs at least a 3.4 for fall 2027.
Can I use TAG for UC Santa Barbara Psychological and Brain Sciences?
UC Santa Barbara offers TAG for Psychological and Brain Sciences for fall 2027, with a minimum 3.4 GPA.
Which community colleges have a UCSB Psychological and Brain Sciences transfer plan on Transfermatic?
American River College, Bakersfield College, City College of San Francisco, College of the Canyons, De Anza College, Diablo Valley College, El Camino College, Fullerton College and 17 more. Each plan lists that college's classes for UC Santa Barbara's Psychological and Brain Sciences major preparation.
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