El Camino College to UC Berkeley
Business Administration Transfer Plan
El Camino College covers every one of UC Berkeley Haas's six prerequisites, so the full prep list has a match on campus. MATH 190 sits behind a three-semester chain starting at MATH 170, so calculus needs to start your first term.
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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Business Administration Major Preparation
Courses at El Camino College that satisfy UC Berkeley's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at El Camino College | Satisfies at UC Berkeley | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 101 — Introduction to Business | UGBA 10X — Foundations of Business | 3 |
| ECON 101 + ECON 102 — Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics + Principles of Economics: Microeconomics Theory | ECON 1 — Introduction to Economics | 6 |
| BUS 116 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H — Statistics for Business Decision Making | Courses that satisfy the Statistics requirement for the Business Admin major | 3 |
| MATH 190 — Single Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 51 — Calculus I (choose 1) | 5 |
| MATH 191 — Single Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 52 — Calculus II (choose 1) | 5 |
| ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H — Academic Reading and Writing | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition A | 4 |
| ENGL 1B or ENGL 1BH — Literature and Composition | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition B | 3 |
General Education
Foundation GE at El Camino College
UC Berkeley's Business Administration program uses its own GE pattern (see note below), but these five El Camino College courses cover foundation requirements every UC accepts. Start here.
BIOL 10
Fundamentals of Biology
CHEM 1A
General Chemistry I
HIST 101
United States History to 1877
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at El Camino College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 10 — Fundamentals of Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 1A — General Chemistry I | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 101 — United States History to 1877 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
UC Berkeley Business Administration: full GE notes
Cal-GETC and IGETC play no part in Haas admission; the school's own seven-course breadth requirement applies later, toward your degree, not your application.
Start math immediately at El Camino
MATH 170, then MATH 180, then MATH 190: three semesters minimum before you reach Berkeley's calculus match. Begin that sequence in your first term to keep the rest of Haas prep on schedule.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
Calculus chain starts three semesters early
MATH 170 leads to MATH 180, then MATH 190, UC Berkeley's calculus match. Waiting a term to start math can push MATH 190 past when Haas wants prerequisites finished.
ECON 102 requires ECON 101 first
El Camino's ECON 102 has ECON 101, or its honors version, as a prerequisite, so the two economics courses for Berkeley's ECON 1 have to be taken in order, not the same term.
Composition B is ENGL 1B here
El Camino's Reading & Composition B match is ENGL 1B, or the honors ENGL 1BH. Both need ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H first, so take Composition A in your first term.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What El Camino classes transfer to UC Berkeley Haas?
BUS 101 for business foundations, ECON 101 and ECON 102 in sequence for Berkeley's ECON 1, BUS 116 or STAT C1000 for statistics, MATH 190 for calculus, and ENGL C1000 plus ENGL 1B for composition.
Is any Haas prerequisite missing at El Camino?
No. ASSIST shows an El Camino match for all six requirements. Sequencing matters more than the list here: MATH 190 needs two courses before it, so starting math late is the main way this plan slips.
What's the admit rate for UC Berkeley Haas transfers?
5%, UC Berkeley's 2025 admit rate for Business Administration transfer applicants from every community college, not a rate specific to El Camino. Haas also requires its own supplemental application, due at the end of January, on top of the UC application.
Does IGETC cover Haas's general education?
No. Haas doesn't accept IGETC or Cal-GETC for admission and instead uses a separate seven-course breadth list, which counts toward graduation rather than getting in.
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El Camino College's course catalog covers the full prerequisite list for UC Berkeley Haas's Business Administration, B.S. program, as long as calculus starts on time. BUS 101 covers business foundations, ECON 101 followed by ECON 102 satisfies Berkeley's economics requirement, and MATH 190 sits at the end of a three-course calculus chain that begins at MATH 170. One statistics course and two English classes round out the list. Transfermatic starts El Camino's math sequence in term one, so MATH 190 finishes on time for Haas's review.
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