Entrance Preparation

From High School

The California State University System has requirements for all incoming freshmen and these apply to all applicants, including those who intend to major in Economics:

 https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/getting_into_the_csu/pages/admission-requirements.aspx

Additional Courses in the following areas are highly recommended:

• Statistics
• Math (many students complete Calculus in High School, then take it again in College)
• Economics (ideally an AP or IB course).
• Computer Programming (if offered) and or Applications Software Proficiency
• Accounting (if offered) 

From Community College

Community college transfers are urged to complete all required lower-division courses offered at their college, including Micro and Macro-economic Principles, Statistics, Calculus, and Accounting . Ideally, students will complete an Associate Degree for Transfer:

https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/transfer/Pages/ccc-associate-degree-for-transfer.aspx

ALEKS Placement Program 

The Economics Quantitative option requires students to take the ALEKS PPL Assessment for math placement prior to a student's orientation date. Only students who are in the CSU Math Category of 1, 2, or 2C are eligible to test. Please refer to the ALEKS webpage for more information.