Major and Combined Major Programs

The UBC Calendar is the official source of information on all University programs and requirements. Please be sure to read the Calendar requirements for the Economics Undergraduate Programs at the following link:

http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,197,282,70

• Admission to the Majors, Combined Majors or Honours Program in Economics is by application only. The application will be available on the application form link March 15th.
• Applications must be accompanied by official transcripts from all other post-secondary institutions attended. Students must have their applications submitted to the department by May 20th.
• Application forms are available on the Economics website.

Third year standing with 54 credits including:

• 6 credits of Principles of Economics (equivalent to UBC Econ 101 and 102)
• 3 credits that satisfy the Writing component of the Faculty of Arts Writing and Research Requirement (ASTU 150, CAP, Arts One, English 100 or an approved equivalent)
• 6 credits of University-level Calculus (equivalent to UBC Math 104 and 105)
• 6 credits of 2nd or 3rd year level courses in Economics (courses in this category are not acceptable unless they require Principles of Economics as a prerequisite)

Selection for admission is based on the average mark in all credits of post secondary coursework attempted. However the 12 lowest credits may be dropped from this calculation providing they are for courses other than the program requirements listed above, and provided that the student is evaluated on a minimum of 48 credits.

Acceptance into the program is based on the number of seats available and not on a GPA cutoff. Students are ranked in order of their average mark and the top 250 or so are then accepted.

Courses required under the above cannot be taken on a Credit/D/Fail basis.

An application will be accepted, under certain conditions, from a student who has not met all requirements, providing that the student indicates on their application form that there is a firm plan to complete these missing requirements by August 31st. It is the student's responsibilty to inform the Department, in writing and by the deadline, that the missing requirements have been completed -- the Department will not seek this information independently. If otherwise eligible, such students will be admitted provisionally.

Following is a list of the Economic course requirements in order to get a BA with a major in Economics:

• Principles of Economics (101 and 102 or equivalent) - 6 credits
• Intermediate Microeconomics (301) - 3 credits
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (302) - 3 credits
• Empirical Economics: Introduction (325) - 3 credits
• Empirical Economics: Methods (326) - 3 credits
• Applied Economics (490) - 3 credits
• Additional Economic courses at the 4xx level - 6 credits
• Total Economics3xx and 4xx credits required - 30
• Total Economics credits required- 42

Students should note the prerequisites for senior courses and plan their programs accordingly. Particular attention should be paid to the prerequisites for ECON 490: ECON 325 and 326 (or their equivalent) must be successfully completed before enrolling in ECON 490. ECON 490 is restricted to Economics Majors and Combined Majors in Economics, in their final academic session.

 

Combined Economics Majors Programs are offered in the following:

• Economics and Philosophy
• Economics and Political Science
• Economics and Mathematics
• Economics and Statistics

Economics requirements fo the combined programs are as listed above. Please check with either Philosophy, Political Science, Mathematics or Statistics for their specific program requirements.

Students should note the prerequisites for senior courses and plan their programs accordingly. Particular attention should be paid to the prerequisites for ECON 490: ECON 325 and 326 (or their equivalent) must be successfully completed before enrolling in ECON 490. ECON 490 is restricted to Economics Majors and Combined Majors in Economics, in their final academic session.

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