Pasadena City College to UCLA
Business Economics Transfer Plan
PCC covers six of UCLA's eight Business Economics prep courses: micro, macro, ACCT 001A, ACCT 001B, and calculus through MATH 005B. The two with no PCC match, UCLA ECON 11 and ECON 41, get taken after you transfer.
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Pasadena City College
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UCLA
Business EconomicsUCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP)
TAP is UCLA's priority track for students certified by a member college's honors program, and PCC's Honors Program is one. Honors ECON 001BH, ECON 001AH, MATH 005AH and MATH 005BH all count toward this prep. TAP adds alternate-major consideration but guarantees nothing, and one-year transfers can't be certified.
Major Requirements
Business Economics Major Preparation
Courses at Pasadena City College that satisfy UCLA's Business Economics major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Pasadena City College | Satisfies at UCLA | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 001B or ECON 001BH — Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Principles of Economics(Microeconomics) | 3 |
| ECON 001A or ECON 001AH — Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 2 — Principles of Economics(Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| No PCC match | ECON 11 — Microeconomic Theory | — |
| No PCC match | ECON 41 — Probability and Statistics for Economists | — |
| ACCT 001A — Financial Accounting | MGMT 1A — Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Financial Accounting Principles | 4 |
| ACCT 001B — Managerial Accounting | MGMT 1B — Principles of Accounting:Introduction to Managerial Accounting Principles | 4 |
| MATH 005A or MATH 005AH or MATH 005AE — Single Variable Calculus I | MATH 31A — Differential and Integral Calculus | 5 |
| MATH 005B or MATH 005BH or MATH 005BE — Single Variable Calculus II | MATH 31B — Integration and Infinite Series | 5 |
Courses with no equivalent must be taken at UCLA after transfer. Factor this into your first-year course plan.
General Education
Foundation GE at Pasadena City College
Complete these five courses at Pasadena City College to start your UCLA 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 002
Animal Biology
CHEM 001A
General Chemistry and Chemical Analysis I
HIST 001A
History of European Civilization to 1715
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Pasadena City College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 002 — Animal Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 001A — General Chemistry and Chemical Analysis I | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 001A — History of European Civilization to 1715 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
MATH 009 to MATH 005B takes three semesters
MATH 005A requires MATH 008 or MATH 009, and MATH 005B requires MATH 005A. Starting at MATH 009, that's three semesters minimum, so enroll in math your first semester at PCC to finish calculus by your second fall.
PCC semesters, UCLA quarters
PCC is on semesters and UCLA on quarters, so your PCC units convert to quarter units at transfer. ECON 11 and ECON 41, the two PCC can't cover, will be quarter-length classes, shorter and faster than a PCC term.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
ECON 001B is micro at PCC
PCC letters its econ courses opposite to UCLA's numbering. ECON 001B (or honors ECON 001BH) is microeconomics and fills UCLA ECON 1; ECON 001A or ECON 001AH is macro and fills UCLA ECON 2.
Embedded-support calculus counts too
MATH 005AE and MATH 005BE, the 5.5-unit calculus sections with embedded support, satisfy UCLA MATH 31A and MATH 31B just as MATH 005A and MATH 005B do. The support version costs half a unit more and still counts.
Get ACCT 001A done early
ACCT 001B requires ACCT 001A, so the pair spans two semesters. Finish ACCT 001A by your second semester and ACCT 001B lands in your third, the fall by which UCLA wants prep finished.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What PCC classes count for UCLA Business Economics?
ECON 001B and ECON 001A (or their honors versions), ACCT 001A and ACCT 001B, and MATH 005A and MATH 005B (regular, honors or embedded support). Together they meet UCLA's ECON 1, ECON 2, MGMT 1A, MGMT 1B, MATH 31A and MATH 31B.
What doesn't PCC cover for UCLA Business Economics?
UCLA ECON 11 (Microeconomic Theory) and ECON 41 (Probability and Statistics for Economists). ASSIST lists no PCC course for either, so both are UCLA classes for you. They aren't part of what UCLA asks you to finish before transfer: micro, macro, calculus and accounting.
What percent of transfer applicants get into UCLA Business Economics?
10% in 2025. That's the admit rate for all transfer applicants to the major, not a PCC-specific rate. Admission is direct to Pre-Business Economics only; you can't change into the major or double major into it after you enroll.
Do AP econ scores count for UCLA Business Economics from PCC?
Only a 5 counts for exams taken after spring 2021. A 5 on AP Microeconomics counts as UCLA ECON 1 (what PCC's ECON 001B covers) and a 5 on AP Macroeconomics as UCLA ECON 2. A 6 or 7 on IB HL Economics covers both.
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Related Transfer Plans
Pasadena City College students transferring to UCLA for Business Economics can take six of the eight lower-division prep courses at PCC, including ECON 001B for microeconomics, ECON 001A for macroeconomics and MATH 005A and MATH 005B for calculus. UCLA's ECON 11 and ECON 41 have no Pasadena City College match on ASSIST and are finished at UCLA. On Transfermatic, put in Pasadena City College and UCLA to get a semester plan that starts math early enough to finish by fall.
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