Economics Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Economics

Eight courses are required: ECON 051 PO , ECON 052 PO , ECON 057 PO , ECON 101 PO , ECON 102 PO  and three electives. At least one elective must be numbered ECON 150 PO  or above. Economics courses offered for completion of the economics minor must be taken for a letter grade. Courses taken on a P/NC basis are not acceptable in fulfillment of minor requirements. A grade of C- or better in required core courses is required for minors. 

Other Information

Placement: Students may take a placement exam offered by the Department to determine whether they may skip ECON 051 PO  or ECON 052 PO  prior to taking a more advanced course in economics that has one or both of these courses as a prerequisite. Majors and minors in Economics can consider their course requirements for 51 or 52 waived if they perform satisfactorily on the relevant portion of the test, but a student who skips both 51 and 52 must take one additional economics elective to fulfill the major or minor requirement.

Recommended programs. It is strongly recommended that students take at least one economics course at the College before enrolling in 101 or 102, and take ECON 057 PO  before taking upper division courses numbered 115 or higher.It is often useful if economics majors complete ECON 101 PO , ECON 102 PO , and either ECON 107 PO  or ECON 167 PO  before taking upper-division courses. Students who plan to spend a semester abroad are encouraged to take ECON 101 PO , ECON 102 PO , ECON 107 PO , and at least one course in a field of interest before going overseas.