Economics - ECON
2 courses · Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or equivalent with a grade of C or better or placement using the current college process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Part 2 Note: Not open to students that have successfully completed ECON B1.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Advisory
- Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or equivalent with a grade of C or better or placement using the current college process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 202
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. Part 2 Note: Not open to students that have successfully completed ECON B2.