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Economics Minor Program

Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is limited. Entry is via a formal department application. Students may apply for admission once ECON 103 and 105 are completed with at least a C- grade in each course and the minimum CGPA is met.

On recommendation of the department and the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences office, the University establishes a yearly quota to admit students to the minor program, based on projected course space and department resources. The department announces the minimum CGPA below which students will not normally be considered.

Applications with appropriate documentation should be filed with the departmental advisor. Those whose applications are not approved may appeal to the department’s undergraduate program chair. Students not accepted upon initial application may reapply.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV will be considered on the basis of their entrance CGPA (calculated for grades received in courses transferable to the University). Transfer students must be admitted to the University before they may apply for admission to the department’s minor program.

Exchange and Visiting Students

Exchange and visiting students must obtain approval from the Department of Economics prior to enrolling in upper division ECON/BUEC courses.

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. A student may not receive credit for both BUEC courses and (former) ECON/COMM courses which have the same number.

Prerequisites may be waived by the department. In order for a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in a student's program in economics, a student must have obtained a grade of C- or higher.

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.

Lower Division Requirements

A minimum C- grade in all of the required courses listed below is required.

  • ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • two 200 division ECON or BUEC courses (excluding BUEC 232)

Upper Division Requirements

At least 15 upper division units in economics or BUEC courses, completed following the completion of 60 units, are required. A maximum of eight ECON upper division units from another institution can be applied to the minor.

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