Associate of Arts - Economics - Transfer Degree
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Last updated: 20/05/2025
About Associate of Arts - Economics - Transfer Degree
Students completing the program will be able to...
- Apply economic theories and economic reasoning to real life situations.
- Use analytical techniques to measure economic conditions related to the individual, business firms, industries, and economic systems.
- Explain the role that households, business organizations, governments, and the international sector, play in free markets, command economies, and mixed economies.
- Evaluate the objectives, limitations, and mechanics of regulation, taxation, tariffs, quotas, and monetary and fiscal policies.
- Use quantitative methodology to measure economic outcomes.
The associate in arts in economics for transfer is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing this degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major.
In order to earn the degree, students must:
- Complete 60 CSU-transferable units.
- Complete the California State University-General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE-Breadth); or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern, including the Area 1C requirement for Oral Communication.
- Complete a minimum of 18 units in the major
- Attain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
- Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses required for the major.
Students transferring to a CSU campus that accepts the degree will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree. This degree may not be the best option for students intending to transfer to a particular CSU campus or to a university or college that is not
part of the CSU system, or those students who do not intend to transfer.
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