Irvine Valley College to UC Davis
Managerial Economics Transfer Plan
IVC covers all of UC Davis's Managerial Economics requirements, from honors economics through a four-course calculus chain ending in MATH 4A. Statistics is the easy part: eight different IVC courses satisfy it.
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Irvine Valley College
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UC Davis
Managerial EconomicsUC Davis TAG for IVC students
IVC students can secure UC Davis Managerial Economics through TAG. Hold at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA when you file, keep a 2.00 GPA or better in the economics, math and statistics group, and earn a C or higher in each of those courses.
Major Requirements
Managerial Economics Major Preparation
Courses at Irvine Valley College that satisfy UC Davis's Managerial Economics major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Irvine Valley College | Satisfies at UC Davis | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 1 or ECON 1H — Principles of Economics - Micro | ECN 001A — Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2 or ECON 2H — Principles of Economics - Macro | ECN 001B — Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 3A (or another listed option) — Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | MAT 021A, MAT 021B | 5 |
| (MATH 3B and MATH 4A) or (MATH 3BH and MATH 4A) — Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | MAT 021C, MAT 021D | 5 |
| ECON 10 (or another listed option) — Statistics for Business and Economics | STA 013 — Elementary Statistics (choose 1) | 3 |
| ACCT 1A — Financial Accounting | MGT 011A — Elementary Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 1B or ACCT 1BH — Managerial Accounting | MGT 011B — Elementary Accounting | 4 |
| MGT 12A or MGT 12AH — The Legal Environment of Business | ARE 018 — Business Law | 3 |
| COMM C1000 or COMM C1000H — Introduction to Public Speaking | CMN 001 — Introduction to Public Speaking (choose 1) | 3 |
| COMM 5 — Interpersonal Communication | CMN 003 — Interpersonal Communication Competence (choose 1) | 3 |
General Education
Foundation GE at Irvine Valley College
Complete these five courses at Irvine Valley College 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.
BIO 1
The Life Sciences
CHEM 12A
Organic Chemistry
HIST 1
The History of World Civilizations to 1500
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Irvine Valley College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIO 1 — The Life Sciences | 3 |
Physical Science | CHEM 12A — Organic Chemistry | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 1 — The History of World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
Four-course calculus chain at IVC
IVC's calculus runs MATH 8, then MATH C2210, MATH C2220 and MATH 4A, four terms in sequence. Start early so the series is finished by the end of spring before you enroll at UC Davis.
IVC semesters, UC Davis quarters
IVC runs two semesters a year; UC Davis runs three quarters. After transfer, each Davis course fits into roughly ten weeks, so the pace per class picks up, while the prep you finished at IVC still counts.
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Eight IVC courses satisfy statistics
ECON 10, HLTH 10, MGT 10, PSYC 10, STAT C1000 and the honors ECON 10H, MGT 10H and PSYC 10H all count for STA 013. You need just one of them.
Honors calculus covers the same slots
MATH 3AH and MATH 3BH can stand in for MATH 3A and MATH 3B in UC Davis's calculus matches. MATH 4A has no honors version on this agreement, so everyone takes the standard section.
Communication has two IVC options
COMM C1000 (public speaking) and COMM 5 (interpersonal) both satisfy UC Davis's communication requirement at IVC, so pick whichever fits your schedule better.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does IVC ECON 1 transfer to UC Davis?
Yes. ECON 1 satisfies UC Davis's ECN 001A Microeconomics requirement, and ECON 2 covers ECN 001B Macroeconomics, so both required economics courses are matched at IVC.
What classes does IVC not cover for this major?
None. IVC matches every Managerial Economics requirement, including the four-course calculus chain, statistics, accounting, business law and communication.
What is UC Davis's admit rate for Managerial Economics?
In 2025, UC Davis admitted 57% of all transfer applicants to Managerial Economics. IVC applicants are part of that pool; the figure isn't an IVC-only rate.
Is UC Davis Managerial Economics TAG eligible from IVC?
Yes. TAG for this major asks for a 3.20 cumulative GPA, plus a 2.00 minimum across the economics, calculus and statistics courses UC Davis screens, and no grade in that set below a C.
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Irvine Valley College students transferring to UC Davis for Managerial Economics can match every major-prep requirement, including ECON 1, ECON 2 and a four-course calculus chain ending in MATH 4A. Statistics can come from eight IVC courses across economics, health, management and psychology. Accounting, business law and communication transfer cleanly too. UC Davis wants all of it done by the end of spring before fall. On our platform, put in your CC and your transfer university and see the plan built around courses like ECON 1 and MATH 4A.
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