El Camino College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
El Camino College covers six of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses, and its microeconomics match, ECON 102, needs ECON 101 or ECON 101H first. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no El Camino match and are finished at UCSD.
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El Camino College
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UC San Diego
Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at El Camino College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at El Camino College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 190 — Single Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 191 — Single Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 220 — Multi-Variable Calculus | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| ECON 102 — Principles of Economics: Microeconomics Theory | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| ECON 101 — Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 3 — Principles of Macroeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| No El Camino match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| BUS 150 — Financial Accounting | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 151 — Managerial Accounting | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| No El Camino match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No El Camino match | MGT 71 — Business Process and Operations Management | — |
Courses with no equivalent must be taken at UC San Diego after transfer. Factor this into your first-year course plan.
General Education
Foundation GE at El Camino College
Complete these five courses at El Camino College to start your UCSD 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 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 |
Five terms if you start below MATH 190
El Camino's chain runs MATH 170, 180, 190, 191, then 220: five semesters. Check your placement test result early, since starting below MATH 190 adds real time.
El Camino semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD teaches calculus and accounting across quarters; El Camino covers the same content in semesters. Each El Camino course still matches one full UCSD course.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
ECON 102 requires ECON 101 first, locally
El Camino's ECON 102 satisfies UCSD's ECON 1, but El Camino itself requires ECON 101 or ECON 101H before you can enroll in ECON 102. UCSD only needs one of the two.
If macro alone works, skip the prerequisite chain
ECON 101, which satisfies UCSD's ECON 3, has no listed prerequisite at El Camino. Taking ECON 101 alone clears the economics requirement without the ECON 102 detour.
Managerial accounting follows financial accounting
BUS 151, El Camino's match for MGT 5, requires BUS 150 first. Take financial accounting before managerial accounting.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes transfer from El Camino to UCSD business economics?
MATH 190, 191 and 220 for calculus, ECON 101 or ECON 102 for economics, and BUS 150 with BUS 151 for accounting. Each course needs a C- or better.
What doesn't El Camino cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST lists no El Camino course for ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. None of them affects admission screening, so you'll take all three at UCSD after transfer.
What's the admit rate for UCSD business economics?
54% of 2025 transfer applicants got in, across every college sending students to the major, not El Camino specifically. Screening checks whether prep courses and their combined GPA are done.
Does El Camino ECON 102 need a prerequisite?
Yes. El Camino requires ECON 101 or ECON 101H before ECON 102, even though UCSD's Business Economics only screens on one economics course, either micro or macro.
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Related Transfer Plans
El Camino College students applying to UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. through the Rady School of Management can complete six of nine required courses at El Camino. MATH 190, 191 and 220 cover calculus, and BUS 150 with BUS 151 cover accounting. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no El Camino match and finish at UCSD. Transfermatic flags El Camino's ECON 102 prerequisite, since ECON 101 on its own already clears UCSD's economics requirement.
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