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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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Courses at Bakersfield College that satisfy UC Irvine's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Bakersfield College | Satisfies at UCI | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH B6A — Analytic Geometry/Calculus I | MATH 2A — Single-Variable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH B6B — Analytic Geometry/Calculus II | MATH 2B — Single-Variable Calculus | 4 |
| ECON B1 — Principles of Economics - Micro | ECON 20A — Basic Economics I | 3 |
| ECON B2 — Principles of Economics - Macro | ECON 20B — Basic Economics II | 3 |
| STAT C1000 or PSYC B5 — Introduction to Statistics | MGMT 7 — Statistics for Business Decision Making | 4 |
| BSAD B1 — Financial Accounting | MGMT 30A — Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| BSAD B2 — Managerial Accounting | MGMT 30B — Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BSAD B20 — Introduction to Business | MGMT 1 — Introduction to Business and Management | 3 |
General Education
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.
BIOL B11
Concepts of Biology
CHEM B10
Chemistry and Society
HIST B1
World History to 1500
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Bakersfield College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL B11 — Concepts of Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM B10 — Chemistry and Society | 3 |
Humanities | HIST B1 — World History to 1500 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
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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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.
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.
For UCI MGMT 7, Bakersfield accepts STAT C1000 or PSYC B5. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.
FAQ
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.
Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every UCI Business Administration prep course listed has a Bakersfield match.
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.
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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