Economics Major

Requirements

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The major consists of at least ten courses in economics, including five core courses

Additional Requirements

Only two courses from another institution (excluding credit from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-level examinations) 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 may declare the major only after passing a qualifying examination for admission to the major, which will be offered every spring prior to the deadline for declaring a major. Students who have satisfied any of the following criteria will be exempted from the qualifying examination:

• Receiving a grade of B- or higher in both ECO 111 and ECO 112.
• Receiving a grade of A- or higher in either ECO 111 or ECO 112.
• Receiving 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.

Prior to declaring the major, a student must meet with a prospective adviser to design a feasible plan for completing the remaining core requirements before the end of the junior year. The adviser must sign the Economics Major Plan form, indicating approval of the plan and that the student has either passed the qualifying examination or been exempted for one of the reasons listed above. A signed Economics Major Plan form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar along with the official major declaration form.

Students are expected to declare the major before the end of the sophomore year. Under normal circumstances, students who have not satisfied the core requirements by the end of the junior year will not be permitted to complete the major.