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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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Courses at City College of San Francisco that satisfy UC Irvine's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at City College of San Francisco | Satisfies at UCI | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 100A or MATH 110A — Short Calculus I | MATH 2A — Single-Variable Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 100B or MATH 110B — Short Calculus II | MATH 2B — Single-Variable Calculus | 3 |
| ECON 3 — Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 20A — Basic Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 1 — Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 20B — Basic Economics II | 3 |
| 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 Making | 5 |
| ACCT 1 — Financial Accounting | MGMT 30A — Principles of Accounting I | 5 |
| ACCT 2 — Managerial Accounting | MGMT 30B — Principles of Accounting II | 5 |
| GNBS 119 — Introduction to Business | MGMT 1 — Introduction to Business and Management | 3 |
General Education
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.
BIO 10
Animal Biology
CHEM 101A
General College Chemistry
HIST 1
The United States Since 1900
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at City College of San Francisco | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIO 10 — Animal Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 101A — General College Chemistry | 6 |
Humanities | HIST 1 — The United States Since 1900 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
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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Watch Out
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.
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.
For UCI MATH 2A, CCSF accepts MATH 100A or MATH 110A. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.
FAQ
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.
Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every UCI Business Administration prep course listed has a CCSF match.
Yes, for Business Administration. CCSF ECON 3 (Principles of Microeconomics) is the match for UCI ECON 20A (Basic Economics I) in the transfer agreement.
MATH 100A and ECON 3, plus ENGL C1000 for English composition. They sit at the start of their sequences.
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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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