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Undergraduate Studies


Timelines to Degrees for Economics Majors

We encourage you to complete your economics major requirements and graduate within four years.

You have many resources to help you with this, including your academic advisors, instructors, TA’s,  and department contacts.

Below are suggested timelines for your Economics degree (BA, BA(Q), BS) . Also mentioned are the availabilities of relevant courses- notice that there are plenty of courses available so you can complete your requirements on time.

If you have questions, please contact the Undergraduate Advisor, Ms. Madhu Bhat or the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Simran Sahi. The University has posted these guidelines to assist students in graduating in four years: http://onestop.umn.edu/degree_planning/graduate_in_four_years.html.

 

BA Degree

 
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Econ 1101 - 1102                
Math 1271                
Stat 3011 - 3022          
Econ 3101 - 3102            
Econ 4XXX
(6 courses)
               
Econ 3951
(Senior Project)
               

 

Course Availability

Econ 1101 - 1102 Econ 1101: FALL- 15 sections; SPRING - 10 sections
(includes 2 large lectures of ECON 1101-Fall and Spring)
ECON 1102: FALL- 5 sections; SPRING - 8 sections
(includes 1 large lecture of ECON 1102 in Fall and 2 large lectures in Spring)
Math 1271 FALL - 10 Sections
SPRING - 9 Sections
Stat 3011 - 3022 STAT 3011: 6 sections in FALL, 5 sections in SPRING;
STAT 3022: 1 sections in FALL, 3 sections in SPRING
Econ 3101 - 3102 ECON 3101: FALL and SPRING - 6 sections each;
ECON 3102: FALL- 3 sections; SPRING - 5 sections
Econ 4XXX
(6 Courses)
FALL- 19 courses;
SPRING - 17 courses
Econ 3951
(Senior Project)
FALL and SPRING- 1 section

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BA (Q) Degree

 
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
 
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Econ 1101 - 1102                
Math 1271 - 1272                
Stat 3021 - 3022          
Econ 3101 - 3102            
Math 2243                
Econ 4XXX
(6 courses)
               
Econ 4211                
Econ 3951
(Senior Project)
               

 

Course Availability

Econ 1101 - 1102 Econ 1101: FALL- 15 sections; SPRING - 10 sections
(includes 2 large lectures of ECON 1101-Fall and Spring)
ECON 1102: FALL- 5 sections; SPRING - 8 sections
(includes 1 large lecture of ECON 1102 in Fall and 2 large lectures in Spring)
Math 1271 - 1272 Math 1271: FALL 10 sections; SPRING - 6 sections;
Math 1272: FALL 7 sections; SPRING - 6 sections
Math 2243 FALL AND SPRING - 4 courses each
Stat 3021 - 3022 STAT 3021: FALL 5 sections; SPRING 4 sections
STAT 3022: FALL 1 section; SPRING 3 sections
Econ 3101 - 3102 ECON 3101: FALL and SPRING - 6 sections each;
ECON 3102: FALL- 3 sections; SPRING - 5 sections
Econ 4211 FALL
Econ 4XXX
(6 Courses)
FALL- 19 courses;
SPRING - 17 courses
Econ 3951
(Senior Project)
FALL and SPRING- 1 section

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BS Degree

 
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
 
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Econ 1101 - 1102                
Math 1271 - 1272                
Math 2243-2263                
Stat 4101 - 4102
(Stat 5101 - 5102 recommended)
 
Econ 3101 - 3102            
Econ 4261                
Econ 4XXX
(4 courses)
               
Econ 4XXX -
2 Honors Courses
               

 

Course Availability

Econ 1101 - 1102 Econ 1101: FALL- 15 sections; SPRING - 10 sections
(includes 2 large lectures of ECON 1101-Fall and Spring)
ECON 1102: FALL- 5 sections; SPRING - 8 sections
(includes 1 large lecture of ECON 1102 in Fall and 2 large lectures in Spring)
Math 1271 - 1272 Math 1271: FALL 10 sections; SPRING - 6 sections;
Math 1272: FALL 7 sections; SPRING - 6 sections
Math 2243 - 2263 Math 2243: FALL 4 sections, SPRING 4 sections;
Math 2263: FALL 4 sections, SPRING 3 sections
Stat 4101 - 4102 FALL and SPRING: one course each
Econ 3101 - 3102 ECON 3101: FALL and SPRING - 6 sections each;
ECON 3102: FALL- 3 sections; SPRING - 5 sections
Econ 4261 FALL and SPRING: 1 course
Econ 4XXX
(4 Courses)
FALL- 19 courses;
SPRING - 17 courses
Econ 4XXX
Honors
FALL 4 courses; SPRING 5 courses

 

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