Orange Coast College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
OCC covers six of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses, with MATH A180, A185 and A280 (or their honors versions) for calculus. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no OCC match and finish at UCSD.
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Orange Coast College
To
UC San Diego
Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at Orange Coast College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Orange Coast College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH A180 or MATH A180H or MATH A182H — Calculus 1 | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH A185 or MATH A185H or MATH A182H — Calculus 2 | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH A280 or MATH A280H — Calculus 3 | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| ECON A170 — Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| ECON A175 — Macroeconomics | ECON 3 — Principles of Macroeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| No OCC match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| ACCT A101 — Financial Accounting | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT A102 — Managerial Accounting | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| No OCC match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No OCC 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 Orange Coast College
Complete these five courses at Orange Coast 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 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 |
Five terms if you start below calculus
OCC's longest path runs MATH A070, A170, A180, A185, then A280: five semesters. Students ready for MATH A180 skip the first two and need three semesters.
OCC semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD runs calculus and accounting in quarters; OCC teaches the same requirements across semesters. Each OCC course in this agreement still stands in for a full UCSD course.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
MATH A182H is listed twice, with prerequisites
ASSIST lists MATH A182H, Calculus 1 and 2 Honors, for both MATH 20A and MATH 20B. OCC lists its prerequisite as MATH A140 and MATH A180 and MATH A180H, so confirm you qualify before planning around it.
Calculus 3 needs two courses before it
MATH A280, which covers MATH 20C, requires MATH A185 or A185H first. Those, in turn, need MATH A180 or A180H, so plan three OCC courses in sequence.
ACCT A102 needs ACCT A101 first
OCC's managerial accounting course, which satisfies MGT 5, requires financial accounting, ACCT A101 or ACCT A101H, as its prerequisite. Take them in that order.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes transfer from OCC to UCSD business economics?
MATH A180, A185 and A280 for calculus (honors versions count too), ECON A170 or A175 for economics, and ACCT A101 with A102 for accounting. MATH A182H is also listed for MATH 20A and 20B.
What doesn't OCC cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST shows no OCC course for ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. Those three don't factor into screening, so you'll take them at UCSD once you've transferred.
What's the admit rate for UCSD business economics?
54% of 2025 transfer applicants were admitted, counted across all colleges sending students to the major, not OCC specifically. UCSD screens on the required prep courses and a 2.3 GPA across them.
Does OCC ECON A175 count for UCSD business economics?
Yes. ECON A175 is macroeconomics at OCC and matches UCSD's ECON 3. ECON A170, the microeconomics course, is the other accepted option, matching ECON 1.
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Related Transfer Plans
Orange Coast College students applying to UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. through the Rady School of Management can complete six of nine required courses at OCC. MATH A180, A185 and A280 cover calculus, each with an honors version, and ACCT A101 with ACCT A102 cover accounting. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no OCC match and are finished at UCSD. Transfermatic plans around OCC's calculus prerequisites so nothing gets scheduled out of order.
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