The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Please find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Economics and available OER for all disciplines at OER by Discipline. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Economics TMC.
Required Core:
Principles of Macroeconomics (C-ID ECON 202)
- Principles of Macroeconomics 3e (Greenlaw and Shapiro, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 2.0)
- Macroeconomics 1e (Medeiros, 2025) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (Curtis and Irvine, 2017) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics (Bowles et al., 2025) – CORE Econ (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Macroeconomics: Institutions, Instability, and Inequality (Carlin and Soskice, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- Principles of Economics (Rittenberg and Tregarthen, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA) – University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library
Principles of Microeconomics (C-ID ECON 201)
- Microeconomics 1e (Medeiros, 2024) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Microeconomics 3e (Greenlaw and Shapiro, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 2.0)
- The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics (Bowles et al., 2023) – CORE Econ (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Principles of Microeconomics (Curtis and Irvine, 2021) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Allocation, Distribution, and Policy: Notes, Problems, and Solutions in Microeconomics (Bowles and Chen, 2025) (CC BY-NC)
- Microeconomics: Theory Through Applications (Cooper and John, 2011) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Economics (Rittenberg and Tregarthen, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA) – University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library
Introduction to Statistics (C-ID MATH 110)
- Statistics for Social Justice Studies (Blustein, et al., ASCCC OERI) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) (CC BY-SA) – Coconino Community College website
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
Caculus Sequence
Business Calculus (C-ID MATH 140)
OR Single Variable Calculus I Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 210)
- Contemporary Calculus I (Hoffman) (CC BY)
- Community Calculus (Guichard) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins et al., 2017) (CC BY-SA)
- Calculus Vol 1 (Strang, Herman) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)
OR Single Variable Calculus I Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 211)
- Contemporary Calculus I (Hoffman) (CC BY)
- Community Calculus (Guichard) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins et al., 2017) (CC BY-SA)
- Calculus Vol 1 (Strang, Herman) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)
OR Single Variable Calculus Sequence (C-ID MATH 900S)
- See above (MATH 900S is MATH 210 and 211 combined)
List A – Select 1 course:
Any course that is articulated as major preparation for the Economics major at any CSU campus.
Finite Mathematics (C-ID MATH 130)
- Applied Finite Mathematics (Sekhon and Bloom, 2016) (CC BY)
- Finite Math – Lumen Learning (Licenses vary)
Single Variable Calculus II – Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 220) OR Single Variable Calculus II – Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 221)
- Contemporary Calculus I (Hoffman) (CC BY)
- Community Calculus (Guichard) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins et al., 2017) (CC BY-SA)
- Calculus Vol 1 (Strang, Herman) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)
Financial Accounting (C-ID ACCT 110)
- Principles of Accounting Volume 1 Financial Accounting (OpenStax) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- ACCT 301: Financial Accounting (Black) (Mixed License)
Managerial Accounting (C-ID ACCT 120)
- Principles of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting (OpenStax) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- ACCT 311: Managerial Accounting (Black) (Mixed License)
Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems (C-ID BUS 140)
Business Communication (C-ID BUS 115)
- Business Communication for Success (Saylor Academy, 2010) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Schaffer M. et al., 2019, with updates in 2020) (CC BY, except where otherwise noted).
- Business English for Success (McLean S., 2011) Saylor Foundation (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Business Writing (Lumen Learning/CourseHero) (CC-BY-NC-SA, unless noted otherwise).
- Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners. (Abrahams D., Portland State University Library, 2017) (CC-BY-NC)
List B – Select 1 course:
Any course not used in List A
Any lower division Economics elective course that is CSU transferable
Any CSU transferable introductory course in the social sciences articulated as filling Cal-GETC Area 4
Multivariable Calculus (C-ID MATH 230)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins et al., 2017) (CC BY-SA)
- Calculus Volume 3 (Strang and Herman, 2022) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Linear Algebra (C-ID MATH 250)
- Linear Algebra (Hefferon) (CC BY-SA 2.5)
- Linear Algebra Bookshelf (LibreTexts) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- A First Course in Linear Algebra (Kuttler, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
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