Orange Coast College to UC Berkeley
Business Administration Transfer Plan
Orange Coast College covers all six of Haas's prerequisite requirements, so nothing on this route is missing. Haas needs one calculus course, and MATH A180 or MATH A180H is the direct match for UC Berkeley's MATH 51.
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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Business Administration Major Preparation
Courses at Orange Coast College that satisfy UC Berkeley's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Orange Coast College | Satisfies at UC Berkeley | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS A100 or BUS A100H — Introduction to Business | UGBA 10X — Foundations of Business | 3 |
| (ECON A170 and ECON A175) or (ECON A170H and ECON A175H) — Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| STAT C1000 or PSYC A160 — Introduction to Statistics | Courses that satisfy the Statistics requirement for the Business Admin major | 4 |
| MATH A180 or MATH A180H or MATH A182H — Calculus 1 | MATH 51 — Calculus I (choose 1) | 5 |
| MATH A182H or MATH A185 or MATH A185H — Calculus 1 and 2 Honors | MATH 52 — Calculus II (choose 1) | 5 |
| ENGL C1000 or ESL A100 — Academic Reading and Writing | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition A | 4 |
| ENGL A101 (or another listed option) — Critical Reasoning: Fiction | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition B | 4 |
General Education
Foundation GE at Orange Coast College
UC Berkeley's Business Administration program uses its own GE pattern (see note below), but these five Orange Coast College courses cover foundation requirements every UC accepts. Start here.
BIOL A100
Principles of Biology
CHEM A100
Principles of Chemistry
HIST A101
Afro-American History
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Orange Coast College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL A100 — Principles of Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM A100 — Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
Humanities | HIST A101 — Afro-American History | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
UC Berkeley Business Administration: full GE notes
Haas skips IGETC and Cal-GETC altogether and runs its own seven-course breadth list, which you complete to graduate, not to get in.
Start math your first semester
OCC's longest math chain runs MATH A070, MATH A170, MATH A180, then MATH A182H: four semesters. Haas needs only one calculus course, so MATH A180 in your third semester can be enough. Start math your first term.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
Honors economics needs both courses
UC Berkeley's ECON 1 requires two courses at OCC: ECON A170 and ECON A175, or both honors versions, ECON A170H and ECON A175H. One alone leaves the requirement open.
One calculus course covers Haas
Haas asks for one calculus course. MATH A180 or MATH A180H matches MATH 51, and MATH A185 or MATH A182H matches MATH 52. MATH A182H lists MATH A140, MATH A180 and MATH A180H as prerequisites, so it isn't a shortcut.
Composition B has five accepted options
Reading & Composition B takes ENGL A101, ENGL A101H, ENGL A109, ENGL C1001 or ENGL C1001H. ENGL A109 is a science-and-technology writing course, useful if that fits you better than literature.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What OCC classes transfer to UC Berkeley Haas?
BUS A100 covers the business foundations course, ECON A170 and ECON A175 together cover Berkeley's ECON 1, STAT C1000 or PSYC A160 covers statistics, and MATH A180 covers calculus. Add ENGL C1000 and one composition B course and the list is complete.
Is anything missing from OCC's Haas prep?
No. ASSIST lists an OCC match for all six requirements. The only catch is timing: everything needs to be finished by the end of spring before you start, with a C- or better and no course older than five years.
What is UC Berkeley's Haas admit rate?
5%. That's UC Berkeley's 2025 transfer admit rate across all community colleges applying to Business Administration, not a number specific to OCC. Haas also requires a separate supplemental application due in late January, and skipping it means automatic denial.
Does Cal-GETC or IGETC help for Haas?
No. Haas doesn't accept either one. It uses its own seven-course breadth requirement instead, which you need for graduation but not for admission, and prerequisite courses can't double as breadth courses.
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Related Transfer Plans
Orange Coast College students planning to transfer into the Business Administration, B.S. program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business can complete every prerequisite without leaving OCC. BUS A100 satisfies the business foundations course, ECON A170 paired with ECON A175 covers Berkeley's economics requirement, and MATH A180 covers the one calculus course Haas asks for. Add one statistics class and two composition courses to finish the list. Transfermatic builds the OCC course order around that spring cutoff, so calculus and economics land in the right terms.
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