Economics
Associate in Arts for Transfer Economics · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
About the Program
Program Goal: Transfer
GE Pattern(s): Cal-GETC
Program Code: 33927.31AA-T
Students completing Associate Degrees for Transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system. Please see the beginning of the “Academic Programs” section for details.
Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Apply macro and microeconomic models to understand differing perspectives on how an economy as well as different industries operate.
- Analyze how economic policy changes will effect an economy and specific industry structures.
- Utilize economic data and specific economic coefficients to understand how markets operate efficiently.
- Analyze markets to determine when they operate efficiently and when they fail.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | 20-23 | |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select one: | 4-5 | |
| MATH 13 | Survey of Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 13s | Survey of Calculus with Support | 4 |
| MATH C2210 | Calculus I: Early Transcendentals | 5 |
| MATH C2210E | Calculus I: Early Transcendentals – Embedded Support | 5 |
| Select one: | 4 | |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| List A (Select one): | 3-4 | |
| ACCT 2 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 4 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| MATH 12 | Mathematics for Business Decisions (Finite Mathematics) | 3 |
| MATH 12s | Mathematics for Business Decisions (Finite Mathematics) with Support | 3 |
| MATH C2220 | Calculus II: Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| List B (Select one or any course from List A not already used): | 3-4 | |
| ECON 20 | Economic History of the U.S. | 3 |
| MATH 32 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 42 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| Total | 20-23 | |