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Transfer Course Criteria for

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration


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 Composition
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
    or MATH 119/ Precalculus Trigonometry
    or MATH 221/Calculus for Business & Economics 
    or MATH 141/Calculus I 

Statistics

  • STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
    or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management

Accounting

  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting
    or AGB 214/Agribusiness Financial Accounting

Desired Courses

Economics

  • ECON 201/Survey of Economics
    or ECON 222/Macroeconomics 

Major Related 

  • RPTA 101/Introduction to Recreation, Parks and Tourism
  • BUS 215/Managerial Accounting
Fall 2025

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

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

Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
    or MATH 119/ Precalculus Trigonometry
    or MATH 221/Calculus for Business & Economics 
    or MATH 141/Calculus I 

Statistics

  • STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
    or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management

Accounting

  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting
    or AGB 214/Agribusiness Financial Accounting

Desired Courses

Economics

  • ECON 201/Survey of Economics
    or ECON 222/Macroeconomics 

Major Related 

  • RPTA 101/Introduction to Recreation, Parks and Tourism
  • BUS 215/Managerial Accounting

All information is subject to change without prior notice.