Academic Advising Handbook
Economics
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Sample First and Second Year Programs
- For students beginning the major as first-year students
Courses typically taken by a first year Economics major:
| Fall | Spring |
| Hum 110 | Hum 110 |
| Econ 201 | Economics elective |
| Group III course (consider Math 111 and/or Stat 141) |
Group III course or elective |
Courses typically taken by a second year Economics major:
| Fall | Spring |
| Econ 311 or 313 (choose one or two) |
Econ 304 or 312 (take one of 311 and 312, not both) |
| Group I course | Group I course |
| Division requirement course | Division requirement course |
| Group III course or elective (take Stat 141 if planning to take Econ 312 in the spring) | Group III course or elective |
For students beginning the major as sophomores
Courses typically taken by a second year student (first year of Economics major):
| Fall | Spring |
| Econ 201 | Economics elective or Econ 304 |
| Group I course | Group I course |
| Division requirement course | Division requirement course |
| Group III course (consider Math 111 and/or Stat 141) |
Group III course or elective |
Courses typically taken by a junior* (second year of Economics major):
| Fall | Spring |
| Econ 313 | Econ 304 (if not taken in previous year) |
| Econ 311 (if not taking Econ 312) | Econ 312 (if not taking Econ 311) |
| Economics elective | Economics elective |
| Division requirement course | Division requirement course |
| Group III course or elective (take Stat 141 if planning to take Econ 312 in the spring) | Group III course or elective |
* Econ 304 & 313 must be completed no later than the junior year in order to take the Economics qualifying exam.
Off-campus Study Options
Economics majors are able to study off-campus in a number of the College's approved programs including the London School of Economics, University of East Anglia and the University of Sussex in England, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, and Sarah Lawrence College and Howard University in the United States. Economics students with foreign language proficiency may wish to consider other overseas study programs. Students planning to study abroad should consult with a member of the economics faculty well in advance to arrange a feasible plan for completing required core courses.