San Diego Mesa College to UCSD
Business Economics (Rady) Transfer Plan
San Diego Mesa College covers six of UC San Diego's nine Business Economics courses, each a single straightforward class with no honors alternative. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Mesa match, so those finish at UCSD.
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San Diego Mesa College
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UC San Diego
Business Economics (Rady)Major Requirements
Business Economics (Rady) Major Preparation
Courses at San Diego Mesa College that satisfy UC San Diego's Business Economics (Rady) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at San Diego Mesa College | Satisfies at UCSD | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 150 — Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH 20A — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 5 |
| MATH 151 — Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH 20B — Calculus for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 252 — Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | MATH 20C — Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| ECON 121 — Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1 — Principles of Microeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| ECON 120 — Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 3 — Principles of Macroeconomics (choose 1) | 3 |
| No Mesa match | ECON 5 — Data Analytics for the Social Sciences | — |
| ACCT 116A — Financial Accounting | MGT 4 — Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 116B — Managerial Accounting | MGT 5 — Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| No Mesa match | MGT 16 — Personal Ethics at Work | — |
| No Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College
Complete these five courses at San Diego Mesa 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 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 |
Precalculus adds a fourth semester
Mesa's chain is MATH 141, then MATH 150, 151, 252: four semesters minimum. Start MATH 141 right away if you haven't already covered precalculus.
Mesa semesters, UCSD quarters
UCSD splits calculus and accounting into quarters; Mesa covers the same material over three or four semesters. Each Mesa course still matches one full UCSD course.
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
MATH 150 needs a precalculus course first
Mesa requires MATH 141 or MATH 15E before MATH 150, the first calculus course. Get that done early so the three-course calculus sequence isn't pushed later in your plan.
Accounting runs financial before managerial
ACCT 116B, Mesa's match for MGT 5, requires ACCT 116A first. Take the two in order: financial accounting, then managerial accounting.
Only one economics course is required
UCSD needs ECON 121 or ECON 120, covering micro or macro, not both. Mesa offers each as a standalone course with no honors section.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What classes should I take at Mesa for UCSD business economics?
MATH 150, 151 and 252 for calculus, either ECON 121 or ECON 120 for economics, and ACCT 116A with ACCT 116B for accounting. Each needs a C- or better.
What doesn't Mesa cover for UCSD business economics?
ASSIST shows no Mesa course for ECON 5, MGT 16 or MGT 71. None of them affects admission screening, so you'll take all three once you're at UCSD.
What's the UCSD business economics admit rate?
54% of 2025 transfer applicants were admitted, across every college sending students to the major, not Mesa alone. UCSD checks whether prep courses are finished with a 2.3 GPA across them.
How long is the Mesa calculus chain for UCSD?
Four semesters from precalculus. The sequence runs MATH 141, then MATH 150, MATH 151, and MATH 252, which covers UCSD's MATH 20C.
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Related Transfer Plans
San Diego Mesa College students applying to UC San Diego's Business Economics B.S. in the Rady School of Management can complete six of nine required courses at Mesa. MATH 150, 151 and 252 cover calculus, and ACCT 116A with ACCT 116B cover accounting. ECON 5, MGT 16 and MGT 71 have no Mesa match and are finished at UCSD after transfer. Transfermatic maps Mesa's four-semester math chain, starting from the MATH 141 precalculus prerequisite, into a full plan.
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