ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics (3 Units)

Prerequisites: Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.

Course Advisories: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. (Formerly ECON 101 prior to Fall 2026.)

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area 4

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D2, IGETC Area 4B, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON C2001H Principles of Microeconomics - Honors (4 Units)

Prerequisites: Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.

Limitations on Enrollment: Admission to the Honors program.

Course Advisories: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and MATH 107 Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.

Hours: 72 (72 lecture)

An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. (Formerly ECON 101H prior to Fall 2026.)

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 4

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Units)

Prerequisites: Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.

Course Advisories: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. The course focuses on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and the financial system, the business cycle, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. (Formerly ECON 102 prior to Fall 2026.)

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area 4

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D2, IGETC Area 4B, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON C2002H Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors (4 Units)

Prerequisites: Placement as determined by SBCC's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.

Limitations on Enrollment: Admission to the Honors Program.

Course Advisories: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000H and Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra.

Hours: 72 (72 lecture)

An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. The course uses microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. (Formerly ECON 102H prior to Fall 2026.)

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area 4

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON 114 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 Units)

Hours: 54 (54 lecture)

An introduction to the economic analysis of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics include market failures, environmental degradation, sustainable resource allocation, conventional and market-based solutions to environmental problems, as well as the evaluation of public policies aimed at addressing such problems.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 4

Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D, IGETC Area 4, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ECON 295 Internship in Economics (2-4 Units)

Limitations on Enrollment: Other: Students must have completed 12 units at SBCC with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Hours: 210 (210 lab)

A minimum of 3 units in Economics are required. Structured internship program in which students gain experience in community organizations related to the discipline.

Transfer Information: CSU Transferable