Fullerton College to UCSB
Psychological and Brain Sciences Transfer Plan
Fullerton College satisfies 9 of UCSB's 11 Psychological and Brain Sciences requirements, including PSYC C1000, the CHEM 111AF/111BF pair and a four-course biology combination. PSY 10A and PSY 10B are the only pieces left, and UCSB teaches both after transfer.
From
Fullerton College
To
UC Santa Barbara
Psychological and Brain SciencesUC TAG for Santa Barbara
UCSB is a TAG campus. A 3.4 GPA plus the other TAG conditions secures a spot in the Pre-PBS pre-major, though moving from there into the full major depends on separate department GPA rules.
Major Requirements
Psychological and Brain Sciences Major Preparation
Courses at Fullerton College that satisfy UC Santa Barbara's Psychological and Brain Sciences major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Fullerton College | Satisfies at UCSB | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H — Introduction Psychology | PSY 1 — Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| MATH 130 F or MATH 131 F — Calculus for Business | MATH 34A — Calculus for Social and Life Sciences (choose 1) | 4 |
| MATH 151 F or MATH 151HF — Calculus I | MATH 3A — Calculus with Applications, First Course (choose 1) | 4 |
| PSY 161 F (or another listed option) — Elementary Statistics for Behavioral Science | PSTAT 5A — Understanding Data | 4 |
| No Fullerton match | PSY 10A — Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences | — |
| No Fullerton match | PSY 10B — Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences | — |
| CHEM 111AF + CHEM 111BF — General Chemistry I + General Chemistry II | CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B | 10 |
| BIOL 170 F + BIOL 276 F + BIOL 274 F + BIOL 272 F — Organismal Biology + Genetics and Evolutionary Biology + General Ecology + Cell and Molecular Biology | MCDB 1A, EEMB 2 (choose 1) | 17 |
| ANTH 102 F or ANTH 102HF — Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 2 — Introductory Cultural Anthropology (choose 4) | 3 |
| ANTH 101 F or ANTH 101HF — Biological Anthropology | ANTH 5 — Introductory Biological Anthropology (choose 4) | 3 |
| CHEM 111BF + CHEM 111AF — General Chemistry II + General Chemistry I | CHEM 1C — General Chemistry (choose 4) | 10 |
| CIS 217 F or CIS 226 F — Visual Basic Programming I | CMPSC 8 — Introduction to Computer Science (choose 4) | 4 |
| CSCI 123 F or CSCI 223 F or CIS 223 F — Introduction to Programming Concepts in C++ | CMPSC 16 — Problem Solving with Computers I (choose 4) | 4 |
| ESC 100LF + ESC 100 F — Physical Geology Lab + Physical Geology | EARTH 2 — Principles of Physical Geology (choose 4) | 4 |
Courses with no equivalent must be taken at UC Santa Barbara after transfer. Factor this into your first-year course plan.
General Education
Foundation GE at Fullerton College
Complete these five courses at Fullerton College to start your UCSB GE pattern. Finishing full IGETC/Cal-GETC at the CC is ideal — these five give you the broadest head start, and CCN-tagged courses stay portable if you switch community colleges.
BIOL 100 F
Principles of Biology
CHEM 100 F
Chemistry for Daily Life
HIST 110 F
Western Civilizations to 1550
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Fullerton College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 100 F — Principles of Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 100 F — Chemistry for Daily Life | 4 |
Humanities | HIST 110 F — Western Civilizations to 1550 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
Chemistry runs three semesters straight
CHEM 107F comes before CHEM 111AF, which comes before CHEM 111BF. Three semesters minimum, so it needs to start right away, not in your final year.
Fullerton semesters end, UCSB quarters begin
Fullerton runs on semesters, while UCSB splits its year into quarters. Once you're there, coursework including PSY 10A and 10B follows that shorter ten-week schedule.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
Six courses satisfy the statistics slot
PSY 161 F, PSY 161HF, SOSC 120 F or any of STAT C1000, STAT C1000E and STAT C1000H work for PSTAT 5A. Take the section that fits, honors or not.
Biology needs four Fullerton courses together
BIOL 170 F, BIOL 276 F, BIOL 274 F and BIOL 272 F all have to be completed as a set to satisfy the MCDB 1A/EEMB 2 pairing.
One weak grade is all UCSB allows
The psych department caps Area I and Area II combined at a single C-, with nothing lower accepted anywhere in that group.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Fullerton PSYC C1000 transfer to UCSB for psychology?
Yes, PSYC C1000 or the honors PSYC C1000H both satisfy UCSB's PSY 1 requirement.
What isn't covered by Fullerton for UCSB psychology?
PSY 10A and PSY 10B. UCSB requires both to be taken at UCSB, so no Fullerton course is expected to match them. No specific prep is required for admission, but finishing PSY 1, calculus, statistics and CHEM 1A-1B first lets you start PSY 10A right away.
What's the admit rate for UCSB's psychology major?
72% of all transfer applicants to Psychological and Brain Sciences were admitted per UCSB's 2025 data, across every sending college.
How long is Fullerton's chemistry sequence?
CHEM 107F leads to CHEM 111AF, which leads to CHEM 111BF, three semesters minimum. Start CHEM 107F your first term so it doesn't slow down transfer.
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Fullerton College students working toward UC Santa Barbara's Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. can finish most of the pre-major list, including PSYC C1000 and the CHEM 111AF through CHEM 111BF sequence, without leaving Fullerton. PSY 10A and PSY 10B are UCSB courses by rule, taken after you arrive. Because Fullerton's biology requirement needs four separate courses completed together, students sometimes lean on Transfermatic to keep that combination on track term by term.
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