ECON 1A

About this course

Fundamental economic concepts; determination of national income and employment; income fluctuation; money and the banking system; government monetary and fiscal policies; current economic problems; economic development; international trade. ECON 1A and 1B may be taken in either order.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• Elementary Algebra
• or

Catalog wording: “Elementary Algebra or equivalent.”

Advisory: “Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.”

Transfer pathways that use ECON 1A

ASSIST maps ECON 1A to a requirement in 413 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• Business AdministrationFoothill → Cal Maritime
• International Strategy and SecurityFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Marine TransportationFoothill → Cal Maritime
• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ECONOMICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• WINE AND VITICULTUREFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Business Administration: Concentration in Decision SciencesFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in Business AnalyticsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in International BusinessFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in General BusinessFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in ManagementFoothill → San Francisco State
• Social WorkFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in MarketingFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in FinanceFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in AccountingFoothill → San Francisco State
• Business Administration: Concentration in Information SystemsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Nutrition and Dietetics: Concentration in Foods and Community NutritionFoothill → San Francisco State
• EconomicsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event ManagementFoothill → San Francisco State

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with ECON 1A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• ECON 1Principles of Macroeconomics · De Anza
• ECON 1HPrinciples of Macroeconomics - HONORS · De Anza