丁香园AV

Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

丁香园AV Requirements

Program admission is limited. Entry is via a formal department application. Students may apply for admission once 30 units have been completed, ECON 201 is completed with at least a C- grade and the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is met.

The department announces the minimum CGPA below which students will not normally be considered for admission to its programs.

Applications with appropriate documentation should be filed with the departmental advisor. Students not accepted upon initial application may reapply.

Continuation in Program

To continue in an economics program, students must maintain a 2.0 CGPA.

Course Information

For a course to fulfil a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in a student's economics program, a grade of C- or higher must be obtained.

BUEC courses are offered jointly by the Beedie School of Business and the Department of Economics. They may count for credit in either business administration or economics programs, but not for both.

Access to ECON 402, 403, 435 and 499 is restricted to students who have excelled in their studies (see ECON course descriptions). These advanced courses are recommended for students wishing to pursue more challenging work or who plant to complete an additional degree.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Requirements

Students should fulfil Faculty requirements early in their programs and obtain broadly based backgrounds before entering upper division courses.

For a course to fulfil a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in an economics program students must have a grade of C- or higher.

Program Requirements

Students complete the same lower division requirements as a major. The requirements are as follows.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete the following with at least a C- grade in each course prior to program admission.

• ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
• ECON 105 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
• ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
• MATH 157 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (3)

and both of

• BUEC 232 Data and Decisions I (4)
• one additional 200 division ECON or BUEC courses

Students who earn at least an A- in ECON 201 are exempt from the requirement of one additional 200 division ECON or BUEC courses.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete least 15 upper division ECON or BUEC units following the completion of 60 lower division units. A maximum of eight ECON upper division units from another institution can be applied to the extended minor.

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