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Economics
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Major Requirements Checklist
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To declare the major, a student must have successfully completed the following lower-division courses with a combined 2.8 GPA or higher:
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• ECON 1 Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
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• ECON 2 Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
GPA Calculator
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Choose one of the following math courses below:
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• AM 11A Mathematical Methods for Economists I OR
How AP scores translate to letter grades*:
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• MATH 11A Calculus with Applications OR
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calculus AB: 4=B (3.0); 5=A (4.0)
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• MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
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Calculus BC: 3=B (3.0), 4 & 5=A (4.0)
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Four-year students must declare a major by the end of their second year (or sixth quarter).
For ECON major declaration purposes only; AP scores do not affect UCSC GPA
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Transfer students must declare a major by the end of their second quarter.
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All major courses must be passed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher to receive major credit
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Lower-division core course requirements
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Complete all of the following courses:
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ECON 1 Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
*AM 11A & AM 11B equivalents:
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ECON 2 Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
The following combinations can be taken instead of AM 11A & 11B:
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AM 11A Mathematical Methods for Economists I (or equivalents*)
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AM 11B Mathematical Methods for Economists II (or equivalents*)
1. MATH 11A OR MATH 19A + AM 11B
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STAT 17 Statistical Methods for Business and Economics AND
2. MATH 19A + MATH 19B + MATH 23A
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STAT 17L Statistical Methods for Business and Economics Laboratory
3. MATH 11A + MATH 11B + MATH 22
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Upper-division core course requirements
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Complete all of the following courses:
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ECON 100A Intermediate Microeconomics OR ECON 100M Intermediate Microeconomics, Math Intensive
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ECON 100B Internediate Macroeconomics OR ECON 100N Intermediate Macroeconomics, Math Intensive
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ECON 113 Introduction to Econometrics
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Disciplinary communication requirement (DC) (1 course)
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Choose one of the following courses:
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ECON 104 Is There Truth in Numbers: The Role of Statistics in Economics
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ECON 197 Economic Rhetoric: Using Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence in Arguing Policy
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Upper-division electives requirement (5 courses)
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For course names, descriptions, and prerequisites, please visit the ECON course catalog.
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Choose at least three courses from this list:*No more than two from the list below:**No more than one from the list below:
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ECON 105ECON 156ECON 131ECON 101ECON 136
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ECON 114ECON 159ECON 133ECON 110ECON 138
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ECON 120ECON 160A/LGST 160AECON 135ECON 111AECON 139A
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ECON 121ECON 160BECON 111BECON 139B
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ECON 124ECON 165ECON 111CECON 161A
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ECON 125ECON 166A/CSE 166AECON 112ECON 161B
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ECON 126ECON 166B/CSE 166BECON 115ECON 164
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ECON 128/LGST 128ECON 169/LGST 169ECON 117AECON 188
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ECON 130ECON 170ECON 117BECON 194
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ECON 140ECON 171ECON 119
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ECON 141ECON 175
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ECON 142ECON 180
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ECON 143ECON 182
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ECON 148ECON 183/LGST 183
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ECON 149ECON 190
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ECON 150
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Econ 195 (Senior Thesis) OR Econ 199 (Independent Study) may be used to fill one of the five elective upper-division major requirements.
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*No more than two of the five electives may be taken from the following business management economics courses.
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**No more than one of the five electives may be taken from the following business management economics courses.
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For more information, please visit the economics major catalog.
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Last updated: June 2024
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