COC has a match for every one of UC Davis's 8 Managerial Economics prep courses, so you can finish all of the listed prep at COC. Start with MATH 102 and ECON 202.
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College of the Canyons
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UC Davis
Managerial EconomicsUC Davis offers TAG for Managerial Economics for fall 2027 applicants, with a minimum 3.2 GPA. File during the TAG window the fall before you transfer, and check UC Davis's TAG page, since its list of eligible majors changes.
Major Requirements
Courses at College of the Canyons that satisfy UC Davis's Managerial Economics major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at College of the Canyons | Satisfies at UC Davis | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 202 or ECON 202H — Microeconomics | ECN 001A — Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 201 or ECON 201H — Macroeconomics | ECN 001B — Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 211 + MATH 212 + MATH 213 — Calculus I + Calculus II + Calculus III | MAT 021A, MAT 021B, MAT 021C, MAT 021D | 15 |
| PSYCH 104 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H — Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | STA 013 — Elementary Statistics (choose 1) | 4 |
| BUS 201 — Principles of Accounting I | MGT 011A — Elementary Accounting | 5 |
| BUS 202 — Principles of Accounting II | MGT 011B — Elementary Accounting | 5 |
| BUS 211 — Business Law | ARE 018 — Business Law | 3 |
| COMM C1000 or COMM C1000H — Introduction to Public Speaking | CMN 001 — Introduction to Public Speaking (choose 1) | 3 |
General Education
Complete these five courses at College of the Canyons to start your UC Davis 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.
ANTHRO 101
Physical Anthropology
CHEM 100
Chemistry and Society
HIST 101
History of Western Civilization: The Pre-Industrial West
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at College of the Canyons | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | ANTHRO 101 — Physical Anthropology | 3 |
Physical Science | CHEM 100 — Chemistry and Society | 3 |
Humanities | HIST 101 — History of Western Civilization: The Pre-Industrial West | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
5 semesters minimum for MATH 102 onward
MATH 102 through MATH 213: 5 courses, each needing the one before, so 5 semesters minimum, more than four fall and spring terms. Start MATH 102 first or plan on summer. Placing higher shortens it.
COC semesters, UC Davis quarters
COC runs on semesters and UC Davis on quarters. Your units convert when you transfer, one semester unit to 1.5 quarter units, and anything left runs on UC Davis's quicker quarter schedule.
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Watch Out
Every UC Davis Managerial Economics prep course in the transfer agreement has a COC match, so none of the listed prep has to wait. Take them all before you apply.
MATH 102 and ECON 202 sit at the start of their sequences for this route, so they fit your first semester, next to ENGL C1000 for English composition.
For UC Davis ECN 001A, COC accepts ECON 202 or ECON 202H. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.
FAQ
ECON 202 or ECON 202H, ECON 201 or ECON 201H, MATH 211, MATH 212, MATH 213, PSYCH 104 and BUS 201, plus the rest in the table above. Together they match 8 of the 8 prep courses UC Davis lists for Managerial Economics.
Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every UC Davis Managerial Economics prep course listed has a COC match.
Yes, for Managerial Economics. COC BUS 201 (Principles of Accounting I) is the match for UC Davis MGT 011A (Elementary Accounting) in the transfer agreement.
57% of all transfer applicants to UC Davis Managerial Economics were admitted in 2025. That figure covers applicants from every college, so it isn't specific to COC.
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College of the Canyons students transferring to UC Davis for Managerial Economics can match 8 of 8 lower-division prep courses at COC, including ECON 202 or ECON 202H and ECON 201 or ECON 201H. Every listed course has a College of the Canyons equivalent in the 2025-2026 agreement. MATH 102 and ECON 202 are good first-semester picks. On Transfermatic, put in College of the Canyons and UC Davis, and you get the classes you need for Managerial Economics, semester by semester.
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