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Economics and Accounting, B.A. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Economics and Accounting, B.A. major from College of the Desert — i.e. exactly which College of the Desert courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
66%
Admitted / applied
1009 / 1540
Admit GPA range
3.53 - 3.92
Requirements
11

Required courses (College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara)

ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 2
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 1
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 9
ECON 10A
5 UC units
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECON 5
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSTAT 120A
4 UC units
Probability and Statistics
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 9
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1B
ECON 3A
5 UC units
Financial Accounting
Take at College of the Desert: BUAC 20A
ECON 3B
5 UC units
Financial Accounting
Take at College of the Desert: BUAC 20A

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Economics and Accounting, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.