MiraCosta has a match for every one of UCI's 8 Business Administration prep courses, so you can finish all of the listed prep at MiraCosta. Start with MATH 150 and ECON 102.
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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Courses at MiraCosta College that satisfy UC Irvine's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at MiraCosta College | Satisfies at UCI | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 150 or MATH 150H — Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 2A — Single-Variable Calculus | 5 |
| MATH 155 — Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 2B — Single-Variable Calculus | 4 |
| ECON 102 — Principles of Economics: Micro | ECON 20A — Basic Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 101 — Principles of Economics: Macro | ECON 20B — Basic Economics II | 3 |
| BUS 204 (or another listed option) — Business Statistics | MGMT 7 — Statistics for Business Decision Making | 3 |
| ACCT 201 — Financial Accounting | MGMT 30A — Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT 202 — Managerial Accounting | MGMT 30B — Principles of Accounting II | 4 |
| BUS 120 — Introduction to Business | MGMT 1 — Introduction to Business and Management | 3 |
General Education
Complete these five courses at MiraCosta College to start your UCI 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 102
Introductory Biology: Ecology and Environmental Biology
CHEM 103
Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors
HIST 100
World History to 1500
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at MiraCosta College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIO 102 — Introductory Biology: Ecology and Environmental Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 103 — Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors | 3 |
Humanities | HIST 100 — World History to 1500 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
MiraCosta semesters, UCI quarters
MiraCosta runs on semesters and UCI on quarters. Your units convert when you transfer, one semester unit to 1.5 quarter units, and anything left runs on UCI's quicker quarter schedule.
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Every UCI Business Administration prep course in the transfer agreement has a MiraCosta match, so none of the listed prep has to wait. Take them all before you apply.
MATH 150 and ECON 102 sit at the start of their sequences for this route, so they fit your first semester, next to ENGL C1000 for English composition.
For UCI MATH 2A, MiraCosta accepts MATH 150 or MATH 150H. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.
FAQ
MATH 150 or MATH 150H, MATH 155, ECON 102, ECON 101, BUS 204, ACCT 201 and ACCT 202, plus the rest in the table above. Together they match 8 of the 8 prep courses UCI lists for Business Administration.
Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every UCI Business Administration prep course listed has a MiraCosta match.
Yes, for Business Administration. MiraCosta MATH 155 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry II) is the match for UCI MATH 2B (Single-Variable Calculus) in the transfer agreement.
MATH 150 and ECON 102, plus ENGL C1000 for English composition. They sit at the start of their sequences.
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MiraCosta College students transferring to UC Irvine for Business Administration can match 8 of 8 lower-division prep courses at MiraCosta, including MATH 150 or MATH 150H and MATH 155. Every listed course has a MiraCosta College equivalent in the 2025-2026 agreement. MATH 150 and ECON 102 are good first-semester picks. On Transfermatic, put in MiraCosta College and UC Irvine, and you get the classes you need for Business Administration, semester by semester.
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