Transferring from a 4 year university

Applying to College
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Hey my fellow non-traditionals. This is my first post here but I honestly didn’t know where else to go for questions like this one. I’m attending CSU Long Beach in my first semester after transferring over from my CC. I’ve only spent a short of amount time around here but I get the feeling it’s not the place for me and my chosen major (economics). The school seems pretty impacted because I was only able to get 9 units this semester and my adviser said there’s no guarantee things will get better next semester.

I’ve began looking into transferring to schools that will take more than 60 units so that the 9 units I’m taking now that don’t go to waste. I’m willing to go anywhere at this point that has a good reputation and a good foundation for my major or something along those lines of business and finance. Are there schools I shouldn’t bother with given my circumstances (will be 25 by fall admission) or that are out of my league? Are there schools that I should be looking into? I’m willing to travel anywhere if it’s worth it.

Here is my information
Transferable GPA = 3.64
Finished a lot/all of pre-reqs for major
Finished a large variety of gen ed requirements
Would have 69 units at time of transfer (60 from CC, 9 from my 4 year)

List of schools I’m currently looking into,
James Madison University
University of Pittsburgh
University of San Francisco
Chapman University
University of Washington
University of Oregon
UMass

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All majors at CSULB are impacted. Most colleges will require you to take 60 units to graduate. Econ is a social science in the college of arts and sciences. Business and finance are in the college of business. Sometimes there is business econ and it is usually in the business college, although it can be a concentration or track in the Econ dept. Just pointing this out in case you didn’t notice, as those departments have different courses and requirements to graduate.

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Thank you for the input. I am in the social science economics program and it seems to be treated as an afterthought at this school compared to the numerous business programs which is another one of the reasons why I feel it’s not really the place for me. I chose to come here because it’s close to my home but I’ve cleared a lot of my family obligations in the past few months and feel free to go anywhere that would be worthwhile for my goals.