Business Administration at UC Davis

What UC Davis expects business administration transfers to finish before fall 2027. Below are Davis’s own preparation and selection rules, UC’s shared course list, the TAG terms and your odds.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.

At a glance

Fall 2025 campus admit rate: 63.5%
Screens applicants: Yes
TAG GPA line: Not covered
Admits transfers: Yes

UC Davis admitted 63.5% of community college applicants for fall 2025, and it doesn’t publish admit rates by major. The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.46 to 3.90 for fall 2025.

What Davis expects

Business (Graduate School of Management)
Courses to finish
Complete ECN 001A/B, MGT 011A/B, MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C, and STA 013 or 032 by the end of spring before transfer. Source
Selection
Applicants need a 3.20 GPA across the required course group and a minimum 3.00 GPA in all UC-transferable coursework. Source
Also note
The business major is not open to TAG. Source
Every Davis major
UC Davis requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for transfer admission, and selective majors require higher overall, series and group GPAs. Source
Selective major preparation courses must be taken for a letter grade with no grade below C. Pass/No Pass does not count except for winter, spring and summer 2020 courses. Source
All major preparation and admission requirements must be finished by the end of spring term before fall enrollment. Summer coursework taken before transfer does not count toward admission requirements. Source

UC’s shared course list

UC’s Business administration Transfer Pathway lists the courses that prepare you for this major at every campus, UC Davis included. Where Davis’s own list above asks for more, follow the campus.

Course	Status
Microeconomics	Required
Macroeconomics	Required
Single variable calculus (one-year sequence, STEM version encouraged)	Required
Statistics	Required
Introduction to business (including finance)	Required
Financial accounting	Required
Managerial accounting	Required

Paste your course titles to see which items they cover.

TAG for this major

UC Davis’s TAG doesn’t cover business administration for fall 2027. You can still apply through regular review.

UC Davis TAG requirements and timing

Your odds

Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UC Davis for business administration.

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Far reach

About 10–25% in regular review for applicants like you

UC Davis’s TAG doesn’t cover Business Administration.

This major is on UC Davis's official selective/capped list — adjusted down (no official by-major rate published, estimated).
Major preparation is the factor UC readers weigh most for transfers — often ahead of GPA.

Regular-review estimate for a California resident on track for 60 units and the 7-course pattern, with major prep unconfirmed. The full calculator adds your prep, residency and TAG status.

The same major at other campuses

Campus	Screens applicants	TAG
UC Berkeley	Yes	No TAG
UC Irvine	Yes	Not covered
UC Santa Cruz	Yes	3.00
UC Riverside	Yes	2.80
UC Merced	Yes	2.80

All nine campuses side by side

Official links

UC Davis transfer admissionsucdavis.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UC Davisassist.org

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Davis for business administration?

Applicants need a 3.20 GPA across the required course group and a minimum 3.00 GPA in all UC-transferable coursework.

What classes do I need to transfer to UC Davis for business administration?

Complete ECN 001A/B, MGT 011A/B, MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C, and STA 013 or 032 by the end of spring before transfer. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

Is business administration selective or screened at UC Davis?

Yes. UC Davis screens transfer applicants for it. Applicants need a 3.20 GPA across the required course group and a minimum 3.00 GPA in all UC-transferable coursework.

Can I get a TAG for business administration at UC Davis?

No. UC Davis’s fall 2027 TAG doesn’t cover it.