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Students declare the Economics major upon entering the University, or thereafter upon successful completion of the following three predictor requirements, with a grade of C- or higher, and an overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0:
1. One of the following core Microeconomics courses: ECON 103, RES-ECON 102.
2. One core Macroeconomics course: ECON 104.
3. One of the following introductory Calculus/Math modeling courses: MATH 127, MATH 131, ECON 151.
After the above criterion is met, students declare the Economics major by meeting with an Academic Advisor in the Department of Economics.  Appointments are scheduled online, here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/ugadvising.html. Academic Advising in the Department of Economics can be contacted at (413) 545-0855 or undergrad@econs.umass.edu.

Course requirements:
1. One of the following core Microeconomics courses: ECON 103, RES-ECON 102.
2. One core Macroeconomics course: ECON 104.
3. One of the following introductory Calculus/Math modeling courses: MATH 127, MATH 131, ECON 151.
4. One of the following second level Calculus/Math modeling courses: MATH 128, MATH 132, ECON 152.
5. One of the following courses in Statistics: RES-ECON 212, STATISTC 240, STATISTC 501, STATISTC 515.
6. One of the following intermediate Microeconomics theory courses: ECON 203, RES-ECON 202.
7. One intermediate Macroeconomics theory course: ECON 204.
8. Junior Year Writing, fulfilled by the following course: ECON 397W.
9. Integrative Experience (IE), fulfilled by one of the following courses: ECON 306, ECON 367, ECON 394CI, ECON 394FI, ECON 397IO, ECON 499C, SOCBEHAV 394SI.  An ECON course used to fulfill the IE also fulfills one of the required four upper-level ECON courses.  SOCBEHAV 394SI only fulfills the IE requirement.
10. Four upper-level ECON courses: 3 credits each, numbered 300 and above.
11. Complete either Option A or Option B:
Option A – Two additional upper-level ECON courses, 3 credits each, numbered 300 and above.
Option B – A collateral field of study (see below) that has been approved in advance by the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Economics.

Collateral Field in Option B
This option is fulfilled by completing one of the following:
1. Any minor or certificate program or additional major.
2. Any combination of five courses in the Isenberg School of Management major departments: 3 credits each, numbered 200 and above.
3. A group of five courses, 3 credits each, numbered 300 and above, chosen by the student and approved by the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Economics, in accordance with the following guidelines:
a) The proposal presented by the student must, in the judgment of the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Economics, fulfill the criterion of relevance to economics set forth in the requirement, and form a coherent set of courses. The student is responsible for presenting a convincing case for the proposed course of study.
b) Appointments are scheduled with the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Economics online, here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/ugadvising.html.
c) No course may be used to simultaneously fulfill the requirements of a collateral field and another requirement of the Economics major. (This does not prohibit fulfilling General Education requirements with courses taken for the collateral field or for any other requirement for the Economics major.)
d) RES-ECON courses cannot fulfill this requirement, unless it is a minor or additional major.

Notes
1. No course required for the Economics major may be taken Pass/Fail, except for MATH 131, MATH 132, and STATISTC 515; any of those courses may be taken Pass/Fail.
2. A minimum grade of C- must be earned in each course presented to fulfill the requirements of the Economics major, excluding the three predictor course requirements for students declaring the Economics major upon entering the University.  A grade of C- must be earned in the three predictor course requirements for students declaring the Economics major after they have entered the University.   A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 must be earned in courses applied to major requirements.
3. No more than one Independent Study course (ECON 396, 496, 499Y, 499T or 596) may fulfill either one of the required four upper-level ECON courses or one of the required upper-level ECON courses in Option A.
4. Students majoring in Economics must fulfill the 15-credit Global Education Requirement for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS).  Global Education Requirement information is found here: http://www.umass.edu/sbs/advising/undergraduate-advising/global-education-requirement.  Students receive Academic Advising for the Global Education Requirement in the SBS Advising Center: http://www.umass.edu/sbs/sbs-advising-center
5. One RES-ECON course, 3 credits, chosen from a list available on the Department of Economics website (www.umass.edu/economics/ugreq.html) may fulfill either one of the required four upper-level ECON courses or one of the required upper-level ECON courses in Option A.
6. There are different requirements depending on whether a student is completing Economics as a primary major, secondary major (double major), or dual degree.  All students completing a secondary major (double major) or dual degree with Economics must schedule an appointment to meet with an Academic Advisor in the Department of Economics.  Appointments are scheduled online, here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/ugadvising.html.  Academic Advising in the Department of Economics can be contacted at (413) 545-0855 or undergrad@econs.umass.edu.

Graduate School
Students considering graduate school should meet with an Academic Advisor in the Department of Economics to discuss proper math sequencing.  Appointments are scheduled online, here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/ugadvising.html.  Academic Advising in the Department of Economics can be contacted at (413) 545-0855 or undergrad@econs.umass.edu.

Education Abroad
The International Programs Office (IPO) provides information about study in other countries: http://www.umass.edu/ipo/