Economics/Mathematics Combined Major Checklist

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4	Major Requirements Checklist
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7			To declare the major, a student must have successfully completed the following lower-division courses with a combined 2.8 GPA or higher:
8			• ECON 1 Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
9			• ECON 2 Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity			GPA Calculator
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11			• MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
12						How AP scores translate to letter grades*:
13						Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calculus AB: 4=B (3.0); 5=A (4.0)
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15			Four-year students must declare a major by the end of their second year (or sixth quarter).			Calculus BC: 3=B (3.0), 4 & 5=A (4.0)
16			Transfer students must declare a major by the end of their second quarter.			*For ECON major declaration purposes only; AP scores do not affect UCSC GPA
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19	All major courses must be passed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher to receive major credit
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21		Lower-division core course requirements
22		Complete all of the following courses:
23			ECON 1 Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
24			ECON 2 Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
25			MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
26			MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
27			MATH 21 Linear Algebra
28			MATH 22 Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables OR MATH 23A + MATH 23B Vector Calculus
29			STAT 17 Statistical Methods for Business and Economics AND
30			STAT 17L Statistical Methods for Business and Economics Laboratory
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32		Upper-division core course requirements
33		Complete all of the following economics courses:
34			ECON 100A Intermediate Microeconomics OR ECON 100M Intermediate Microeconomics, Math Intensive
35			ECON 100B Internediate Macroeconomics OR ECON 100N Intermediate Macroeconomics, Math Intensive
36			ECON 113 Introduction to Econometrics
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38		Complete all of the following mathematics courses:
39			MATH 100 Introduction to Proof and Problem Solving
40			MATH 105A Real Analysis
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42		Disciplinary communication requirement (DC) (1-2 courses)
43		Choose one of the following courses:
44			ECON 104 Is There Truth in Numbers: The Role of Statistics in Economics
45			ECON 197 Economic Rhetoric: Using Economic Theory and Empiricial Evidence in Arguing Policy
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47		Complete both of the following courses:
48			MATH 100 Introduction to Proof and Problem Solving
49			MATH 194 Senior Seminar OR MATH 195 Senior Thesis
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51		Economics upper-division elective course requirement (2 courses)
52		For course names, descriptions, and prerequisites, please visit the ECON course catalog.
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54		Choose two of the following courses:
55			ECON 101	ECON 138	ECON 164
56			ECON 114	ECON 139A	ECON 165
57			ECON 115	ECON 139B	ECON 166A/CSE 166A
58			ECON 120	ECON 140	ECON 166B/CSE 166B
59			ECON 121	ECON 141	ECON 169/LGST 169
60			ECON 124	ECON 142	ECON 170
61			ECON 125	ECON 148	ECON 171
62			ECON 126	ECON 149	ECON 175
63			ECON 128/LGST 128	ECON 150	ECON 180
64			ECON 130	ECON 156	ECON 182
65			ECON 131	ECON 159	ECON 183/LGST 183
66			ECON 133	ECON 160A/LGST 160A	ECON 188
67			ECON 135	ECON 160B
68			ECON 136	ECON 161A
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70		Mathematics upper-division elective course requirement (3 courses)
71		For course names, descriptions, and prerequisites, please visit the course catalog for MATH, AM, and/or STAT.
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73		Choose three of the following courses:
74			AM 114	MATH 124
75			AM 147	MATH 134
76			MATH 105B	MATH 140
77			MATH 106	MATH 145 + MATH 145L
78			MATH 107	MATH 148 + MATH 148L
79			MATH 114	MATH 152
80			MATH 115	STAT 131
81			MATH 116	STAT 132
82			MATH 117
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85		For more information, please visit the economics/mathematics conbined major catalog.
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