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    Santa Barbara City College to SDSU
    Business Administration (General Business) Transfer Plan

    SBCC has a match for every one of SDSU's 9 Business Administration (General Business) prep courses, so you can finish all of the listed prep at SBCC. Start with ACCT 230 and ECON 102.

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    Business Administration (General Business)
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    Major Requirements

    Business Administration (General Business) Major Preparation

    Courses at Santa Barbara City College that satisfy San Diego State University's Business Administration (General Business) major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.

    ACCT 230
    Financial Accounting
    ACCTG 201 — Financial Accounting Fundamentals5 units
    ACCT 240
    Managerial Accounting
    ACCTG 202 — Managerial Accounting Fundamentals4 units
    ECON 102
    Macroeconomics
    ECON 101 — Principles of Economics3 units
    ECON 101 or ECON 101H
    Microeconomics
    ECON 102 — Principles of Economics3 units
    BLAW 101 or BLAW 110
    Business Law
    FIN 240 — Legal Environment of Business4 units
    CIS 101
    Introduction to Computers and Information Systems
    MIS 180 — Principles of Information Systems4 units
    COMP 271
    Business Communications
    RWS 290 — Business Writing and Rhetoric3 units
    MATH 130
    Calculus for Biological Sciences, Social Sciences and Business I
    MATH 120 — Calculus for Business Analysis (choose 1)5 units
    MATH 150
    Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
    MATH 150 — Calculus I (choose 1)5 units
    STAT C1000
    Introduction to Statistics
    STAT 119 — Elementary Statistics for Business (choose 1)4 units

    General Education

    Foundation GE at Santa Barbara City College

    Complete these five courses at Santa Barbara City College to start your SDSU 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.

    Life Science

    BIOL 100

    Concepts of Biology

    4 units
    Physical Science

    CHEM 101

    Introductory Chemistry

    4 units
    Humanities

    HIST 101

    History of the U.S. to 1877

    3 units
    English CompositionCCN

    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

    4 units
    Critical ThinkingCCN

    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

    3 units

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    Your First Semester

    A preview of what Transfermatic generates — exact courses, in the right order, every semester.

    ACCT 230 — Financial Accounting
    5 unitsMajor
    ECON 102 — Macroeconomics
    3 unitsMajor
    ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
    4 unitsGE
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    Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path

    SBCC covers all 9 listed courses

    Every SDSU Business Administration (General Business) prep course in the transfer agreement has a SBCC match, so none of the listed prep has to wait. Take them all before you apply.

    Start with ACCT 230 and ECON 102

    ACCT 230 and ECON 102 sit at the start of their sequences for this route, so they fit your first semester, next to ENGL C1000 for English composition.

    More than one way to cover ECON 102

    For SDSU ECON 102, SBCC accepts ECON 101 or ECON 101H. You need only one of them, so pick whichever fits your schedule.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What classes should I take at SBCC for SDSU Business Administration (General Business)?

    ACCT 230, ACCT 240, ECON 102, ECON 101 or ECON 101H, BLAW 101 or BLAW 110, CIS 101 and COMP 271, plus the rest in the table above. Together they match 9 of the 9 prep courses SDSU lists for Business Administration (General Business).

    What doesn't SBCC cover for SDSU Business Administration (General Business)?

    Nothing in the transfer agreement. Every SDSU Business Administration (General Business) prep course listed has a SBCC match.

    Does SBCC ACCT 230 transfer to SDSU?

    Yes, for Business Administration (General Business). SBCC ACCT 230 (Financial Accounting) is the match for SDSU ACCTG 201 (Financial Accounting Fundamentals) in the transfer agreement.

    What should I take first at SBCC for SDSU Business Administration (General Business)?

    ACCT 230 and ECON 102, plus ENGL C1000 for English composition. They sit at the start of their sequences.

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    Santa Barbara City College students transferring to San Diego State University for Business Administration (General Business) can match 9 of 9 lower-division prep courses at SBCC, including ACCT 230 and ACCT 240. Every listed course has a Santa Barbara City College equivalent in the 2025-2026 agreement. ACCT 230 and ECON 102 are good first-semester picks. On Transfermatic, put in Santa Barbara City College and San Diego State University, and you get the classes you need for Business Administration (General Business), semester by semester.

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