UC Davis Business Economics Transfer Requirements, Fall 2027

At a glance

Fall 2025 campus admit rate: 63.5%
Selection criteria: Yes
TAG GPA line: 3.20
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

Managerial Economics · Business
Courses to finish
Managerial Economics requires ECN 001A/B, a calculus series (MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C) and STA 013 or 032. Source
Business (Graduate School of Management) requires Economics 001A/B, Management 011A/B, a calculus series (MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C) and Statistics 013 or 032. Source
Selection
Managerial Economics is a selective major requiring a 2.00 GPA across its prep courses. TAG for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences requires at least a 3.20 GPA. Source
Also note
Business is a selective major that requires a 3.20 GPA across its prep courses and is not available via TAG. Source
Selective major courses must be taken for a letter grade with no grade below C and completed by the end of spring before fall enrollment. Summer coursework completed before transferring does not count toward admission requirements. 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

TAG for this major

UC Davis’s TAG covers business economics for fall 2027 at a 3.20 UC-transferable GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer. Managerial Economics is a selective major open to TAG at the 3.2 minimum plus major prep GPA requirements. Only the Business major is excluded.

UC Davis TAG requirements and timing

Your odds

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

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Reach

About 20–45% in regular review for applicants like you

With a TAG on file for Another major, admission is guaranteed from a 3.20, which you meet. Filing for fall 2027 closed September 30, 2026.

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	Selection criteria	TAG
UCLA	Yes	No TAG
UC San Diego	Yes	No TAG
UC Irvine	Yes	3.40
UC Santa Barbara	Yes	Not stated
UC Santa Cruz	Yes	3.00
UC Riverside	Yes	2.80
UC Merced	Yes	2.80

All nine campuses side by side

Other majors at UC Davis

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 economics?

Managerial Economics is a selective major requiring a 2.00 GPA across its prep courses. TAG for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences requires at least a 3.20 GPA. A TAG needs at least a 3.20.

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

Managerial Economics requires ECN 001A/B, a calculus series (MAT 017A/B/C, 019A/B/C or 021A/B/C) and STA 013 or 032. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

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

Yes, for fall 2027, with at least a 3.20 GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer.

Business Economics transfer to UC Davis