Orange Coast College to SDSU
    Business Administration (General Business) Transfer Plan

    OCC matches all nine of SDSU's Business Administration prep requirements, with honors sections accepted for accounting, economics, business law and Calc I. Plan math first: MATH A180 needs MATH A170, and MATH A140 needs MATH A115 or MATH A170.

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    Business Administration (General Business)
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    Major Requirements

    Business Administration (General Business) Major Preparation

    Courses at Orange Coast College that satisfy San Diego State University's Business Administration (General Business) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.

    ACCT A101 or ACCT A101H
    Financial Accounting
    ACCTG 201 — Financial Accounting Fundamentals4 units
    ACCT A102 or ACCT A102H
    Managerial Accounting
    ACCTG 202 — Managerial Accounting Fundamentals4 units
    ECON A175 or ECON A175H
    Macroeconomics
    ECON 101 — Principles of Economics3 units
    ECON A170 or ECON A170H
    Microeconomics
    ECON 102 — Principles of Economics3 units
    BUS A110 or BUS A110H
    Business Law
    FIN 240 — Legal Environment of Business3 units
    CIS A111
    Introduction to Computer Information Systems
    MIS 180 — Principles of Information Systems3 units
    BUS A139
    Business Communication
    RWS 290 — Business Writing and Rhetoric3 units
    MATH A140
    Business Calculus
    MATH 120 — Calculus for Business Analysis (choose 1)5 units
    MATH A180 or MATH A180H
    Calculus 1
    MATH 150 — Calculus I (choose 1)5 units
    STAT C1000 or PSYC A160
    Introduction to Statistics
    STAT 119 — Elementary Statistics for Business (choose 1)4 units
    STAT C1000
    Introduction to Statistics
    ECON 201 — Statistical Methods (choose 1)4 units

    General Education

    Foundation GE at Orange Coast College

    Complete these five courses at Orange Coast College to start your SDSU 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.

    Life Science

    BIOL A100

    Principles of Biology

    4 units
    Physical Science

    CHEM A100

    Principles of Chemistry

    3 units
    Humanities

    HIST A101

    Afro-American History

    3 units
    English CompositionCCN

    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

    4 units
    Critical ThinkingCCN

    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

    4 units

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    Your First Semester

    A preview of what Transfermatic generates — exact courses, in the right order, every semester.

    ACCT A101 — Financial Accounting
    4 unitsMajor
    ECON A175 — Macroeconomics
    3 unitsMajor
    ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
    4 unitsGE
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    Watch Out

    Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path

    Check the calculus prerequisites first

    MATH A140, business calculus, needs MATH A115 or MATH A170. MATH A180, Calc I, needs MATH A170. Either one fills SDSU's calculus choice, so pick the route your math placement reaches first.

    Honors sections satisfy the same requirements

    ACCT A101H, A102H, ECON A175H, A170H, BUS A110H and MATH A180H all count the same as their regular-track equivalents at OCC, so take honors for your transcript, not because it's required.

    ACCT A101 opens the accounting sequence

    ACCT A102 needs ACCT A101 or ACCT A101H finished first, the longest prerequisite chain on this list. Start it your first semester alongside ECON A175 so accounting is done early.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does OCC's ACCT A101 transfer to SDSU business administration?

    Yes, ACCT A101, or its honors version ACCT A101H, satisfies SDSU's ACCTG 201 requirement, and ACCT A102 afterward covers ACCTG 202.

    What OCC classes cover SDSU's business administration prep?

    ACCT A101/A102, ECON A175/A170, BUS A110, CIS A111, BUS A139, MATH A140 or MATH A180 for calculus, and STAT C1000 or PSYC A160 for statistics.

    Do I need a prerequisite before OCC's calculus classes?

    Yes. MATH A140 needs MATH A115 or MATH A170, and MATH A180 (or honors MATH A180H) needs MATH A170. SDSU only needs one of the two calculus courses.

    How selective is SDSU business administration for OCC transfers?

    SDSU is impacted in every major, and it insists on a C or better in every prep class, no credit/no-credit substitutions. OCC applicants sit outside the local admission area, so a strong transcript matters most.

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    Orange Coast College students planning a transfer to San Diego State University for Business Administration (General Business) can cover the whole prep list at OCC, including ACCT A101 and A102 for accounting and ECON A175 and A170 for economics. For calculus, MATH A140 needs MATH A115 or MATH A170 and MATH A180 needs MATH A170, and honors sections count where ASSIST lists them. On our platform, put in your CC and your transfer university and get a term-by-term plan built around this exact OCC course list.

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