Mt. San Antonio College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
Mt. SAC covers six of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses, with a calculus chain that starts at MATH 150, two courses before MATH 180. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Mt. SAC match and finish at UCSD.
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Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at Mt. San Antonio College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Mt. San Antonio College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 180 — Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 181 — Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 280 — Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| BUSC 1B or BUSC 1BH — Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| BUSC 1A or BUSC 1AH — Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 3 — Principles of Macroeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| No Mt. SAC match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| BUSA 7 — Principles of Accounting - Financial | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | 5 |
| BUSA 8 — Principles of Accounting - Managerial | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 5 |
| No Mt. SAC match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No Mt. SAC 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 Mt. San Antonio College
Complete these five courses at Mt. San Antonio 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 1
General Biology
CHEM 10
Chemistry for Allied Health Majors
HIST 1
History of the United States
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Mt. San Antonio College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 1 — General Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 10 — Chemistry for Allied Health Majors | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 1 — History of the United States | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
Two math courses precede MATH 180
Mt. SAC's chain is MATH 150, 160, 180, 181, then 280: five semesters minimum. Begin MATH 150 your first term or the calculus sequence won't finish before you plan to transfer.
Mt. SAC semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD's calculus and accounting run in quarters; Mt. SAC teaches the same requirements across semesters. Each Mt. SAC course still covers one full UCSD course.
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Business courses, not ECON, cover economics here
Mt. SAC lists its transferable microeconomics and macroeconomics under the BUSC prefix: BUSC 1A for macro, BUSC 1B for micro. Both have honors versions, BUSC 1AH and BUSC 1BH.
Accounting runs through BUSA, in sequence
MGT 4 and MGT 5 map to BUSA 7 and BUSA 8, and BUSA 8 requires BUSA 7 first. Take financial accounting before managerial accounting.
Two math courses come before MATH 180
Mt. SAC's MATH 180, the course that covers MATH 20A, requires MATH 160, and MATH 150 sits before that on the chain. Start there right away if you need both, since they add two semesters.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes should I take at Mt. SAC for UCSD business economics?
MATH 180, 181 and 280 for calculus, either BUSC 1B or BUSC 1A for economics, and BUSA 7 with BUSA 8 for accounting. Honors sections exist for the economics courses.
What doesn't Mt. SAC cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST has no Mt. SAC course for ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. None of them factors into UCSD's admission screening, so they're finished on campus after transfer.
What's the UCSD business economics admit rate?
54% for 2025, counting every transfer applicant to the major, not Mt. SAC specifically. Admission depends on finishing screening courses with a 2.3 GPA across them.
How long is the Mt. SAC calculus chain for UCSD?
Five semesters if you start from MATH 150. The path runs MATH 150, MATH 160, MATH 180, MATH 181, then MATH 280, UCSD's MATH 20C equivalent.
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Mt. San Antonio College students aiming for UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. through the Rady School of Management can cover six of nine required courses at Mt. SAC. MATH 180, 181 and 280 handle calculus, and BUSA 7 with BUSA 8 cover the accounting requirement. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Mt. SAC match and get completed at UCSD. Transfermatic builds a Mt. SAC plan around the five-semester math chain, which starts two courses before UCSD's own calculus sequence.
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