Cerritos College LOWER DIVISION MAJOR PREPARATION FOR SPECIFIC TRANSFER INSTITUTIONS ECONOMICS Transfer Preparation California State University - Long Beach UNITS MATH 116 Calculus for Managerial, Biological and Social Sciences 4 or MATH 170 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4) Option in Mathematical Economics and Economic Theory MATH 190 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 4 MATH 220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III 4 MATH 250 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations 5 Business Economics-B.A. Same requirements as Economics. All above major preparation courses must be completed with a C or better. California State University - Fullerton Student must earn a grade of at least C in each course listed below. BCOT 247 Managerial Business Communications 3 ECON 201M Principles of Macroeconomics 3 ECON 202M Principles of Microeconomics 3 ACCT 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II 4 or MATH 190 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4) MATH 116 Calculus for Managerial, Biological and Social Sciences 4 or MATH 170 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4)
California State University - Los Angeles MATH 112 Elementary Statistics 4 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ENGL 102 Freshman Composition and Literature 3 or ENGL 103 Critical and Argumentative Writing (3) ENGL 155 Technical Writing 3 MATH 112 Elementary Statistics 4 or PSYC 210 Elementary Statistics (4) Students who intend to pursue graduate education in Economics are also advised to complete: MATH 170 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 4 MATH 190 Analytical Geometry and Calculus II 4 University of California - Los Angeles Economics, B.A. or Business Economics, B.A. Listed below are the lower division preparation courses for the major. THIS MAJOR IS HIGHLY SELECTIVE. All preparatory courses should be completed by the spring term just prior to transfer. All courses must be taken for a letter grade. The calculus course requirements should be met as early as possible. After transfer to UCLA, students may not change their major to Economics if they were originally admitted to a major outside the Department of Economics. For more information regarding this major and UCLA s transfer selection process, visit, www.econ.ucla.edu and www.admissions.ucla.edu MATH 190 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 4 ENGL 101 Critical Thinking Through Literature 3
or ENGL 102 Freshman Composition and Literature (3) or ENGL 103 Critical and Argumentative Writing (3) or PHIL 103 Philosophical Reasoning: Critical Thinking in Philosophy (3) or PSYC 103 Critical Thinking in Psychology (3) or SPCH 235 Fundamentals of Argumentation and Persuasion (3) For Business Economics add: ACCT 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II 4 University of California Irvine Economics, B.A., Business Economics, B.A. or Quantitative Economics, B.A. Transfer applicants with the highest grades overall and who have satisfactorily completed course prerequisites will be given preference for admission. All applicants must complete one course in Microeconomics, one course in Macroeconomics, and Calculus. All required courses must be completed with a B or better in each course. Additional approved courses for the major: MATH 220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III 4 and MATH 240 Calculus and Differential Equations 4 Two courses from: ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology 3 ANTH 115 Physical Anthropology 3 ANTH 120 Introduction to Archaeology 3 ANTH 170 Introduction to Language and Culture 3 GEOG 101 Physical Geography 3 GEOG 102 Natural and Cultural Geography 3 GEOG 105 World Regional Geography 3 PSYC 101 General Introductory Psychology 3 SOC 101 Introductory Sociology Principles 3
University of California - Riverside Completion of the course work listed below is not mandatory for admission into this major. However, students are advised to complete as much lower division course preparation as possible prior to transfer, to be ready for upper division course work. Business Economics, B.A. The Business Economics B.A. degree provides more specific preparation for careers in business administration or management or for graduate work in business. Completion of the course work listed below is not mandatory for admission into this major. However, students are advised to complete as much lower division course preparation as possible prior to transfer to be ready for upper division course work. NOTE: There are also majors in Economics/Administrative Studies and Economics/Law and Society. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The requirements listed for major are subject to change without notice. It is the student s responsibility to check for the most recent information with a Cerritos College counselor or by consulting ASSIST at www.assist.org. NOTE: Courses listed may require prerequisite coursework.
How to use ASSIST to find your major preparation for CSU/UC: 1. Log on: www.assist.org 2. Select an Institution: select Cerritos College or other community college from pull-down menu 3. Select: Type of Transfer Institution such as UC Los Angeles 4. Select a major from pull-down menu Report will show the university courses on the left and comparable community college classes on the right. 5. PRINT:-print by clicking on gold PRINT THIS REPORT button on top. Then use the ASSIST screen menu on the top toolbar or click on the printer icon that will appear at the bottom of the page. How to use ASSIST to explore the majors available at University of California and California State University campuses Click on EXPLORE MAJORS How to use ASSIST to figure out whether courses from the community college are transferable to the CSU/UC. Select the community college of interest (Cerritos College) Select either CSU transferable courses or UC Transferable courses Select a department for the courses in question *USC Articulation available at: www.usc.edu/articulation and Select: TRANSFER PLANNING GUIDE. IMPORTANT: Students are advised to contact a Cerritos College counselor for more information & for details regarding other transfer agreements & options not available on ASSIST. Students can stop by the counseling desk to make an appointment or call (562) 860-2451 ext. 2231.