Economics major programs typically have similar basic requirements of introductory micro and macro economics, intermediate micro and macro economics, econometrics, and the math and statistics prerequisites for the intermediate economics and econometrics courses. Additional usually elective upper level economics courses fill out the major.
Where differences exist tend to be the following, which can be checked on college / department web sites:
- What additional required courses there are. Economics majors in business divisions often have additional business course requirements (see CPSLO for an example).
- What upper level elective economics courses are available.
- The math level required for intermediate economics and econometrics courses. Single variable calculus is common, but there are schools where the economics major requires less or more math, or where there are different options of intermediate economics and econometrics courses with different math levels.
A student intending on graduate school in economics should plan to take substantial upper level math and statistics courses beyond those specified for the basic economics major (e.g. real analysis, upper level linear algebra, probability theory). UCLA offers a math economics major that caters to these students.