San Diego Mesa College to UC Berkeley
Business Administration Transfer Plan
San Diego Mesa College covers every one of Haas's six prerequisite requirements, with no gaps to plan around. UC Berkeley's ECON 1 takes both ECON 120 and ECON 121 at Mesa, and most requirements here have just one or two accepted courses.
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Business AdministrationMajor Requirements
Business Administration Major Preparation
Courses at San Diego Mesa College that satisfy UC Berkeley's Business Administration major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at San Diego Mesa College | Satisfies at UC Berkeley | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUSE 100 — Introduction to Business | UGBA 10X — Foundations of Business | 3 |
| ECON 120 + ECON 121 — Principles of Macroeconomics + Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Introduction to Economics | 6 |
| BUSE 115 or STAT C1000 — Statistics for Business | Courses that satisfy the Statistics requirement for the Business Admin major | 3 |
| MATH 150 — Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 51 — Calculus I (choose 1) | 5 |
| MATH 151 — Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 52 — Calculus II (choose 1) | 4 |
| ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition A | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition B | 3 |
General Education
Foundation GE at San Diego Mesa College
UC Berkeley's Business Administration program uses its own GE pattern (see note below), but these five San Diego Mesa College courses cover foundation requirements every UC accepts. Start here.
BIOL 100
Natural History - Environmental Biology
CHEM 100
Fundamentals of Chemistry
HIST 100
World History I
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at San Diego Mesa College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 100 — Natural History - Environmental Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 100 — Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 |
Humanities | HIST 100 — World History I | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
UC Berkeley Business Administration: full GE notes
Cal-GETC and IGETC aren't part of Haas admission; the school has a separate seven-course breadth list that's only required before you graduate.
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Watch Out
Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
ECON 120 and 121 are both required
UC Berkeley's ECON 1 is one combined course, but at Mesa it takes two: ECON 120 and ECON 121. There's no single-course shortcut and no honors alternative listed for this college.
Statistics has a business-specific option
Mesa accepts BUSE 115, Statistics for Business, or STAT C1000 for the statistics requirement. BUSE 115 keeps the material closer to the major, though either course satisfies Haas.
Calculus prerequisite starts before MATH 150
MATH 150 itself needs MATH 141 or MATH 15E first, so plan that class early. Haas needs only one calculus course, so MATH 150 alone covers it and MATH 151 isn't needed.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What Mesa classes count toward UC Berkeley Haas?
BUSE 100 for the business foundations course, ECON 120 and ECON 121 together for Berkeley's ECON 1, BUSE 115 or STAT C1000 for statistics, MATH 150 for calculus, and ENGL C1000 plus ENGL C1001 for composition.
Does Mesa cover every Haas prerequisite?
Yes, ASSIST lists a Mesa match for all six requirements, so nothing is missing. You still need to finish everything with a C- or better by the spring before you start at Berkeley, and stay under Haas's five-year limit on prerequisite age.
What's the admit rate for UC Berkeley Haas?
5% of all transfer applicants to Business Administration were admitted in 2025, across every community college, not just Mesa. A separate Haas supplemental application is also due in late January, and missing it means denial regardless of grades.
Is IGETC accepted for Haas?
No. Haas doesn't take IGETC or Cal-GETC toward admission. It has its own seven-course breadth requirement that's checked at graduation, and a prerequisite class can't count twice as breadth.
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For San Diego Mesa College students eyeing UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and its Business Administration, B.S. degree, every prerequisite has a match on campus. BUSE 100 covers business foundations, ECON 120 and ECON 121 together satisfy Berkeley's economics requirement, and MATH 150 covers calculus. One statistics course, either BUSE 115 or STAT C1000, and two English composition classes complete the list. Transfermatic keeps those Mesa semesters aligned with Haas's spring deadline, in the right order, from BUSE 100 onward.
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