City College of San Francisco to UCI
    Business Administration Transfer Plan

    CCSF has a match for every one of UCI's 8 Business Administration prep courses, so you can finish all of the listed prep at CCSF. Start with MATH 100A and ECON 3.

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    Major Requirements

    Business Administration Major Preparation

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

    MATH 100A or MATH 110A
    Short Calculus I
    MATH 2A — Single-Variable Calculus3 units
    MATH 100B or MATH 110B
    Short Calculus II
    MATH 2B — Single-Variable Calculus3 units
    ECON 3
    Principles of Microeconomics
    ECON 20A — Basic Economics I3 units
    ECON 1
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    ECON 20B — Basic Economics II3 units
    ECON 5 or LALS 5 or PSYC 5 or STAT C1000 or STAT 1000E
    Introductory Statistics for Economics, Business and Social Sciences
    MGMT 7 — Statistics for Business Decision Making5 units
    ACCT 1
    Financial Accounting
    MGMT 30A — Principles of Accounting I5 units
    ACCT 2
    Managerial Accounting
    MGMT 30B — Principles of Accounting II5 units
    GNBS 119
    Introduction to Business
    MGMT 1 — Introduction to Business and Management3 units

    General Education

    Foundation GE at City College of San Francisco

    Complete these five courses at City College of San Francisco 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

    BIO 10

    Animal Biology

    4 units
    Physical Science

    CHEM 101A

    General College Chemistry

    6 units
    Humanities

    HIST 1

    The United States Since 1900

    3 units
    English CompositionCCN

    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

    4 units
    Critical ThinkingCCN

    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

    4 units

    CCSF semesters, UCI quarters

    CCSF 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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    Your First Semester

    A preview of what Transfermatic generates — exact courses, in the right order, every semester.

    MATH 100A — Short Calculus I
    3 unitsMajor
    ECON 3 — Principles of Microeconomics
    3 unitsMajor
    ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
    4 unitsGE
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    CCSF covers all 8 listed courses

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

    Start with MATH 100A and ECON 3

    MATH 100A and ECON 3 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 MATH 2A

    For UCI MATH 2A, CCSF accepts MATH 100A or MATH 110A. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

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

    MATH 100A or MATH 110A, MATH 100B or MATH 110B, ECON 3, ECON 1, ECON 5, ACCT 1 and ACCT 2, plus the rest in the table above. Together they match 8 of the 8 prep courses UCI lists for Business Administration.

    What doesn't CCSF cover for UCI Business Administration?

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

    Does CCSF ECON 3 transfer to UCI?

    Yes, for Business Administration. CCSF ECON 3 (Principles of Microeconomics) is the match for UCI ECON 20A (Basic Economics I) in the transfer agreement.

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

    MATH 100A and ECON 3, plus ENGL C1000 for English composition. They sit at the start of their sequences.

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    Related Transfer Plans

    City College of San Francisco students transferring to UC Irvine for Business Administration can match 8 of 8 lower-division prep courses at CCSF, including MATH 100A or MATH 110A and MATH 100B or MATH 110B. Every listed course has a City College of San Francisco equivalent in the 2025-2026 agreement. MATH 100A and ECON 3 are good first-semester picks. On Transfermatic, put in City College of San Francisco and UC Irvine, and you get the classes you need for Business Administration, semester by semester.

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