Skip to main content

Transfer Course Criteria for

Agricultural Science


Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.

Required Courses

Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.

Desired Courses

Because Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.

Evaluating Your Courses

All the courses listed are Cal Poly Courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.

Course Listings

Fall 2024

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
    or MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry
    or MATH 141/Calculus 1
    or MATH 161/Calculus for the Life Sciences 1
    or MATH 221/Calculus for Business and Economics

Chemistry

  • CHEM 110/World of Chemistry
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science 1

Major Related 3

  • AGB 212/Agricultural Economics
    or ECON 221/Microeconomics

Desired Courses

Major Related 

  • AGED 102/Introduction to Agricultural Education
    or AGC 102/Orientation to Agricultural Communication
  • ASCI 112/Principles of Animal Science
  • AGB 202/Sales, Communication and Leadership in Agribusiness
  • BRAE 121/Agricultural Mechanics
  • BRAE 141/Agricultural Machinery Safety

 

Fall 2025

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
    or MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry
    or MATH 141/Calculus 1
    or MATH 161/Calculus for the Life Sciences 1
    or MATH 221/Calculus for Business and Economics

Chemistry

  • CHEM 110/World of Chemistry
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science 1

Major Related

  • AGB 212/Agricultural Economics
    or ECON 221/Microeconomics

Desired Courses

Major Related 

  • AGED 102/Introduction to Agricultural Education
    or AGC 102/Orientation to Agricultural Communication
  • ASCI 112/Principles of Animal Science
  • AGB 202/Sales, Communication and Leadership in Agribusiness
  • BRAE 121/Agricultural Mechanics
  • BRAE 141/Agricultural Machinery Safety

All information is subject to change without prior notice.