Bakersfield College to UCI
    Business Administration Transfer Plan

    Bakersfield has a match for every one of UCI's 8 Business Administration prep courses, so you can finish all of the listed prep at Bakersfield. Start with MATH B1A and ECON B1.

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    Major Requirements

    Business Administration Major Preparation

    Courses at Bakersfield College that satisfy UC Irvine's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.

    MATH B6A
    Analytic Geometry/Calculus I
    MATH 2A — Single-Variable Calculus4 units
    MATH B6B
    Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
    MATH 2B — Single-Variable Calculus4 units
    ECON B1
    Principles of Economics - Micro
    ECON 20A — Basic Economics I3 units
    ECON B2
    Principles of Economics - Macro
    ECON 20B — Basic Economics II3 units
    STAT C1000 or PSYC B5
    Introduction to Statistics
    MGMT 7 — Statistics for Business Decision Making4 units
    BSAD B1
    Financial Accounting
    MGMT 30A — Principles of Accounting I4 units
    BSAD B2
    Managerial Accounting
    MGMT 30B — Principles of Accounting II3 units
    BSAD B20
    Introduction to Business
    MGMT 1 — Introduction to Business and Management3 units

    General Education

    Foundation GE at Bakersfield College

    Complete these five courses at Bakersfield College to start your UCI 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.

    Life Science

    BIOL B11

    Concepts of Biology

    4 units
    Physical Science

    CHEM B10

    Chemistry and Society

    3 units
    Humanities

    HIST B1

    World History to 1500

    3 units
    English CompositionCCN

    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

    3 units
    Critical ThinkingCCN

    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

    4 units

    4 semesters minimum for MATH B1A onward

    MATH B1A through MATH B6B: 4 courses, each needing the one before, so 4 semesters minimum. Start MATH B1A in your first semester. Placing higher shortens it.

    Bakersfield semesters, UCI quarters

    Bakersfield runs on semesters and UCI on quarters. Your units convert when you transfer, one semester unit to 1.5 quarter units, and anything left runs on UCI's quicker quarter schedule.

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    ECON B1 — Principles of Economics - Micro
    3 unitsMajor
    STAT C1000 — Introduction to Statistics
    4 unitsMajor
    ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
    3 unitsGE
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    Bakersfield covers all 8 listed courses

    Every UCI Business Administration prep course in the transfer agreement has a Bakersfield match, so none of the listed prep has to wait. Take them all before you apply.

    Start with MATH B1A and ECON B1

    MATH B1A and ECON B1 sit at the start of their sequences for this route, so they fit your first semester, next to ENGL C1000 for English composition.

    More than one way to cover MGMT 7

    For UCI MGMT 7, Bakersfield accepts STAT C1000 or PSYC B5. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What classes should I take at Bakersfield for UCI Business Administration?

    MATH B6A, MATH B6B, ECON B1, ECON B2, STAT C1000 or PSYC B5, BSAD B1 and BSAD B2, plus the rest in the table above. Together they match 8 of the 8 prep courses UCI lists for Business Administration.

    What doesn't Bakersfield cover for UCI Business Administration?

    Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every UCI Business Administration prep course listed has a Bakersfield match.

    Does Bakersfield MATH B6A transfer to UCI?

    Yes, for Business Administration. Bakersfield MATH B6A (Analytic Geometry/Calculus I) is the match for UCI MATH 2A (Single-Variable Calculus) in the transfer agreement.

    What should I take first at Bakersfield for UCI Business Administration?

    MATH B1A and ECON B1, plus ENGL C1000 for English composition. They sit at the start of their sequences.

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    Bakersfield College students transferring to UC Irvine for Business Administration can match 8 of 8 lower-division prep courses at Bakersfield, including MATH B6A and MATH B6B. Every listed course has a Bakersfield College equivalent in the 2025-2026 agreement. MATH B1A and ECON B1 are good first-semester picks. On Transfermatic, put in Bakersfield College and UC Irvine, and you get the classes you need for Business Administration, semester by semester.

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