The MINOR IN ECONOMICS
Students earn a minor in economics by completing all of the requirements for the major with the following exceptions:

   1. Only THREE (3) upper-division elective courses are required.
   2. A comprehensive examination is not required.
       (please see the Economics Major for a list of requirements)

Courses 191, 192, 193, 195, and 198 may not be used to meet minor requirements. Economics 199 may be counted only once toward the upper-division minor requirements.

Mathematics requirement: Successful completion of Economics 11A and 11B, Mathematical Methods for Economists (or equivalent; two quarters) and Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS) 5, Statistics, is required of all economics majors. Economics 11A and 11B are prerequisite to Economics 100A/M, Intermediate Microeconomics and 100B/N, Intermediate Macroeconomics. Economics 11B and AMS 5 are prerequisite to Economics 113, Introduction to Econometrics. Therefore, students are advised to take Economics 11A-B or its equivalent as early as possible in their undergraduate career. Mathematics 11A-B, Calculus with Applications (two quarters) with Mathematics 22, Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables or Mathematics 19A-B, Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (two quarters) with Mathematics 22, Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables are acceptable equivalents to Economics 11A-B.  Students planning to do graduate work in economics or business should seriously consider more intensive mathematical training (consult adviser). Students who are committed to the major early in their academic career should plan to complete Economics 1, 2, 11A, 11B, and AMS 5 by the end of their sophomore year.

Students planning to do graduate work in economics or business should seriously consider additional work in mathematics. A suggested program would include the following: Economics 1, 2; Mathematics 11A-B or 19A-B, 21, 22, 24; Economics 100A/M, 100B/N, 113, 114, 115, and three other upper-division courses in economics.