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TRANSFER COURSE CRITERIA FOR

Agricultural Systems Management


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 2023

Required Courses

English Language Communications and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition 
  • Critical Thinking: ENGL 145/Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing
    or ENGL 148/Reasoning, Argumentation and Professional Writing
    or any CSU GE A3 course

Mathematics

  • MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
  • MATH 221/Calculus for Business and Economics or MATH 141

Chemistry

  • CHEM 110/World of Chemistry
    or CHEM 124 
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry I

Physics

  • PHYS 121/College Physics I
    or PHYS 141

Desired Course

Major Related 

  • BRAE 150/CAD for Agricultural Engineering
  • BRAE 237/Intro to Engineering Surveying
    or BRAE 239/Engineering Surveying
  • SS120/Soil Science
  • BRAE 152/Solid Works
  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting
  • AGB 212/Agricultural Economics
    or ECON 221/Microeconomics

Fall 2024

Required Courses

English Language Communications and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition 
  • Critical Thinking: ENGL 147/Writing Arguments about STEM 
    or any CSU GE A3 course

Mathematics

  • MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
  • MATH 221/Calculus for Business and Economics or MATH 141/Calculus I

Chemistry

  • CHEM 110/World of Chemistry
    or CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I 
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry I

Physics

  • PHYS 121/College Physics I
    or PHYS 141/General Physics I

Desired Course

Major Related 

  • BRAE 150/CAD for Agricultural Engineering
  • BRAE 237/Intro to Engineering Surveying
    or BRAE 239/Engineering Surveying
  • SS120/Soil Science
  • BRAE 152/Solid Works
  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting
  • AGB 212/Agricultural Economics
    or ECON 221/Microeconomics

Please Note: All information is subject to change without prior notice.