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Requirements
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The major consists of at least ten courses in economics, including five core courses:
A score of 4 or 5 on either the Advanced Placement microeconomics or macroeconomics examination, a score of 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate economics examination, or an equivalent score on an A-level economics examination may be substituted for ECO 111 or ECO 112.
Electives
Two courses from the following list
| | ECONOMICS COURSES AT 200 LEVEL OR HIGHER | |
| COM 313 | ALGORITHMIC GAME THEORY | 4 |
| GOV 225 | STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA | 4 |
| GOV 348 | INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY | 4 |
| GOV 493V | NAT'L DIVERSITY/GLOBL CAPIT | 4 |
| HIS 306 | GLOBALIZATION OF URBAN POVERTY | 4 |
Two Economics courses at the 300 level or higher
One Economics course at the 400 level or Economics Honors Study
Only three courses from another institution (excluding credit from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-level examinations) or another Connecticut College department may be counted toward the major. Under normal circumstances, transfer credit may only be substituted for 200-level electives. Majors are encouraged to take courses in mathematics; MAT 107 or MAT 206 is a prerequisite for Course ECO 230.
Students who wish to major in economics need to have taken at least one introductory course in macroeconomics or microeconomics by the end of their sophomore spring semester at Connecticut College or a transferring institution. AP courses in economics with an earned grade of 4 or higher, and IB courses with a score of 6 or 7 also count as introductory courses.
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