BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Financial Economics Emphasis, B.A. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 206Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: MATH 31H, MATH 32H, ENGL C1000H, COMM 9H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

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

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
2. ACCT 1AFinancial Accounting IWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. BUS 10Introduction to BusinessWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ECON 1Principles of MacroeconomicsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 52 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 59 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 31Precalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 105 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Merced requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 005

  Preparatory Calculus

  • MATH 31 + MATH 32

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II

  • or
    MATH 31H + MATH 32

    Precalculus I - HONORS · Precalculus II

  • or
    MATH 32H

    Precalculus II - HONORS

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• ECON 001

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 2 + ECON 1

    Principles of Microeconomics · Principles of Macroeconomics

• ECON 005

  Introduction to Business and Finance

  • BUS 10

    Introduction to Business

• ECON 006A

  Financial Accounting I

  • ACCT 1A

    Financial Accounting I

• ECON 010

  Statistical Inference

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

Other UC Merced majors from De Anza

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)De Anza → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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