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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Management and Business Economics, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan


All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 CSE 005 WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall Spring
ECON 001: Introduction to Economics   ECON 005: Introduction to Business and Finance  
MATH 005: Preparatory Calculus  or  MATH 011: Calculus I   CSE 005: Introduction to Computer Applications  
WRI 001: Academic Writing  or  WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   MATH 011: Calculus I , if not taken prior, or General Education: AREA B
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition , if not taken prior, or Lower or Upper Division Elective

Second Year

Fall Spring
ECON 010: Statistical Inference   ECON 006B: Financial Accounting II  or  ECON 007: Managerial Accounting  
ECON 006A: Financial Accounting I   ECON 110: Econometrics  
ECON 100: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
ECON 105: Corporate Finance   ECON 101: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory  
Major Upper Division ECON or MGMT ECON 108: Marketing and Consumer Behavior  
General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline Major Upper Division ECON or MGMT
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Upper Division Crossroads

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Major Upper Division ECON or MGMT Lower or Upper Division Elective
General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience Lower or Upper Division Elective
General Education: Lower Division Language Lower or Upper Division Elective

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.