General Economics Minor

Program Requirements

• Total Units Required: 22-24
• Grade Requirement: All courses in the minor (including mathematics) must be completed with the letter grade option, and a grade of at least C– must be earned in each.

Required Courses

Elective Course

Students must complete one (3-unit) economics elective that has at least ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics and/or ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics as a prerequisite.

Prerequisites

The prerequisite courses for ECON 4001 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory are ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics and MATH 1520 Calculus II. In addition, ECON 4830 Mathematical Economics or MATH 2130 Calculus III must be taken prior to or concurrently with enrollment in ECON 4001 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. The prerequisite courses for ECON 4002 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory are ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics and ECON 4001 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.

Additional Information

• No credit is awarded in the minor from the AP Microeconomics or the AP Macroeconomics exam(s). Similar policies exist for IB and British A-level coursework. Please refer to Arts & Sciences policies. Students electing to bypass one or both of the introductory courses (ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics) must complete additional (3-unit) elective coursework at the 3000 level or higher to make up for the bypassed units.
• Minors may receive a maximum of 3 units of transfer credit from other colleges/universities, including from study abroad programs, to replace ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics, or a 3000-level economics elective.
• A minimum grade of C– must be earned, unless the transfer credit is from a study abroad program. Students must complete study abroad credit with a letter grade option, and they must earning at least a grade of C.
• Minors may apply only one of MEC 2900 Microeconomics or MEC 2920 Global Economics for credit in the minor.
• AP, IB, and/or British A-level credit for MATH 1510 Calculus I and/or MATH 1520 Calculus II is accepted in the economics minor. Please refer to Arts & Sciences policies for further information.
• Transfer credit for MATH or for SDS courses is approved by the respective departments and is accepted by the Department of Economics for minor credit.
• For further details on policies and procedures, please refer to the Undergraduate Guide and the department's website, or schedule a meeting with the department's Academic Coordinator.