Los Angeles Pierce College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
Los Angeles Pierce College covers six of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses, with a calculus sequence that starts two terms before MATH 261. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Pierce match and finish at UCSD.
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Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at Los Angeles Pierce College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Los Angeles Pierce College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 261 — Calculus I | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 262 — Calculus II | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 263 — Calculus III | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| ECON 001 — Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| ECON 002 — Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 3 — Principles of Macroeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| No Pierce match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| ACCTG 001 — Introductory Accounting I | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | 5 |
| ACCTG 002 — Introductory Accounting II | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 5 |
| No Pierce match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No Pierce 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 Los Angeles Pierce College
Complete these five courses at Los Angeles Pierce 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.
ANATOMY 001
Introduction to Human Anatomy
CHEM 051
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
A S L 003
American Sign Language III
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Los Angeles Pierce College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | ANATOMY 001 — Introduction to Human Anatomy | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 051 — Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 5 |
Humanities | A S L 003 — American Sign Language III | 4 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
Two prerequisite courses precede MATH 261
Pierce's chain runs MATH 240, 260, 261, 262, then 263: five semesters minimum. Check your placement early, since starting below MATH 261 adds two full terms.
Pierce semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD teaches calculus and accounting across quarters; Pierce covers the same requirements in semesters. Each Pierce course still matches one full UCSD course.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
MATH 261 sits two courses into the chain
Pierce's path to calculus runs MATH 240, then MATH 260, before MATH 261 even starts. Those two courses aren't part of UCSD's requirement, but they're required to reach the ones that are.
Accounting is straightforward, in order
ACCTG 002, Pierce's match for UCSD's MGT 5, requires ACCTG 001 first. Take Introductory Accounting I before Introductory Accounting II.
Only one economics course counts
UCSD needs ECON 001 or ECON 002, microeconomics or macroeconomics, not both. Pierce offers each separately with no honors section in this agreement.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes should I take at Pierce for UCSD business economics?
MATH 261, 262 and 263 for calculus, either ECON 001 or ECON 002 for economics, and ACCTG 001 with ACCTG 002 for accounting. Each needs a C- or better.
What doesn't Pierce cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST shows no Pierce course for ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. None of them is part of admission screening, so they're completed at UCSD after transfer.
What's the UCSD business economics admit rate?
54% of 2025 transfer applicants were admitted, counted across every college that sends students to the major, not Pierce alone. UCSD screens on finished prep courses and their combined GPA.
How long is the Pierce calculus chain for UCSD?
Five semesters if you start from MATH 240. The full path is MATH 240, MATH 260, MATH 261, MATH 262, then MATH 263, which covers UCSD's MATH 20C.
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Related Transfer Plans
Los Angeles Pierce College students applying to UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. in the Rady School of Management can complete six of nine required courses at Pierce. MATH 261, 262 and 263 cover calculus, and ACCTG 001 with ACCTG 002 cover accounting. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Pierce match and are finished at UCSD. Transfermatic accounts for Pierce's longer calculus on-ramp, which starts two courses before the math sequence UCSD lists.
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