Long Beach City College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
LBCC covers four of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses. It has no match for ECON 1, ECON 3 or MGT 4, and UCSD requires one economics course and financial accounting done by the end of spring before fall admission.
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Long Beach City College
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UC San Diego
Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at Long Beach City College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Long Beach City College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 60 — First Calculus Course | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 70 — Second Calculus Course | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 80 — Third Calculus Course | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| No LBCC match for any of 2 options | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics and others (choose 1) | — |
| No LBCC match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| No LBCC match | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | — |
| ACCTG 1B — Managerial Accounting | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 5 |
| No LBCC match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No LBCC 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 Long Beach City College
Complete these five courses at Long Beach City 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.
BIO 1A
Biology for Science Majors
CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
HIST 10
History of Early America (Colonial-Reconstruction)
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Long Beach City College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIO 1A — Biology for Science Majors | 5 |
Physical Science | CHEM 1A — General Chemistry | 5.5 |
Humanities | HIST 10 — History of Early America (Colonial-Reconstruction) | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
Five terms with two prerequisites first
LBCC's chain is MATH 40, 50, C2210, C2220, then MATH 80: five semesters minimum. MATH 80 covers UCSD's MATH 20C, so start math in your first term.
LBCC semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD teaches calculus and accounting across quarters; LBCC covers the same material in semesters. The MATH 60-70-80 sequence still lines up with UCSD's three calculus courses.
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Your First Semester
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
Neither economics option has an LBCC match
ASSIST lists no LBCC course for ECON 1 or ECON 3, UCSD's micro-or-macro requirement. UCSD screens on one of them, and it's due by the end of spring before fall admission.
Financial accounting is also missing here
MGT 4 has no LBCC match. ACCTG 1B covers MGT 5 and needs ACCTG 1A first, but ACCTG 1A isn't a UCSD match. UCSD requires financial and managerial accounting before you enroll, so MGT 4 is a real gap.
Calculus is the one full sequence LBCC covers
MATH 60, MATH 70 and MATH 80 cover all three of UCSD's calculus courses. MATH 80 lists MATH C2220 as its prerequisite.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes should I take at LBCC for UCSD business economics?
MATH 60, 70 and 80 for the full calculus sequence, plus ACCTG 1B for managerial accounting, which needs ACCTG 1A first. ASSIST lists no LBCC course for economics or financial accounting, and UCSD requires both before you enroll.
What doesn't LBCC cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST shows no LBCC match for ECON 1 or ECON 3, MGT 4, ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. The first three matter most: UCSD wants one economics course and financial accounting done by the end of spring before fall admission. The last three aren't on that list.
What's the UCSD business economics admit rate?
54% of 2025 transfer applicants were admitted, across every college sending students to the major, not LBCC alone. UCSD screens on the required prep, with a C- or better in each course and a 2.3 GPA across them.
Does LBCC ACCTG 1B count for UCSD business economics?
Yes. ACCTG 1B matches UCSD's MGT 5, Managerial Accounting, and needs ACCTG 1A first. It covers only half of the accounting pair, because MGT 4 has no LBCC match.
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Related Transfer Plans
Long Beach City College students applying to UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. in the Rady School of Management can complete four of nine required courses at LBCC. MATH 60, MATH 70 and MATH 80 cover the full calculus sequence, and ACCTG 1B covers managerial accounting. Neither economics option nor MGT 4 has an LBCC match, and UCSD wants both done before you enroll; ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 are also unmatched. Transfermatic flags those gaps early so LBCC students see them before the spring deadline.
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