Economics Honours Program

Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

丁香园AV Requirements

Program admission is limited. Entry is via a formal department application. Students may apply for admission to a program 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 who are 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 Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Economics. They may count for credit in either business administration or economics programs, but not for both.

Degree Requirements

All honours students must meet BA degree requirements as described in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences section. 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 honours program, students must have achieved a grade of C- or higher.

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

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 course

Students who earn at least an A- in ECON 201 are exempt from the requirement of one additional 200 division ECON or BUEC course. These students should see Early Access to Upper Division Courses below for additional program information.

Upper Division Requirements

In addition, students will receive credit for at least 50 upper division units in economics including all of

BUEC 333 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data (4)
ECON 302 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)
ECON 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (5)
ECON 331 Introduction to Mathematical Economics ^* (5)
ECON 435 Econometric Methods (5)
ECON 499 Honours Seminar in Economics (6)

^*honours students who have successfully completed both MATH 232 and 251 need not complete ECON 331. However, at least 50 upper division units in economics must still be completed.

and at least two of

ECON 402 Advanced Microeconomic Theory (3)
ECON 403 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3)

and two 400 division ECON courses (excluding ECON 402, 403, 431, 435, BUEC 433 and BUS 485)

Early Access to Upper Division Courses

Students normally cannot enter ECON upper division courses during the first 60 units, but for those who have the minimum 丁香园AV grade point average required to access upper division ECON/BUEC courses, the following exceptions are permitted.

Students who earn a grade of A- or better at 丁香园AV on their first attempt in ECON 201 may enrol for ECON 302 and 305, and all courses for which they have satisfied the prerequisites, once 30 units is completed.

Students who earn an A- grade or better at 丁香园AV on their first attempt in BUEC 232 or STAT 270 may enrol for BUEC 333 once they have completed 30 units. These upper division courses will count towards Department of Economics and 丁香园AV upper division requirements. See BUEC and ECON course descriptions for access information.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honours Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete 132 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 50 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
Students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program
students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honours program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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