Aiming for MSFinance or M.A.Econ (double major w/ MATH or will a minor suffice?)

Monorojo
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:59 +0000

Hi. I am going to be transferring into LBSU as a Business Economics Major. I currently have a 3.56 GPA (4.0 w/ 37 credits taken in my last two semesters) and am wanting to plan for my future. I would like to go to graduate school to to obtain either a MSFinance and work in Asset management for Banking or continue in the field of Econ, obtain a M.A.E. and try to get a job in the government sector.

The problem is I have only recently discovered I wanted to go to grad school and took the calculus for business majors, which sets me back practically a year. To minor in math, I will have to take a Pre-Calc course to even start the calculus track.

Under my current track, this is what my completed classwork will detail. Keeping in mind CSULB does not allow a student to take more than 16 units a semester (a complete joke honestly)

Business Econ Major
Sem. 1
ECON 310 Microeconomic Theory (3)
ECON 311 Macroeconomic Theory (3)
ECON 380 Economic Statistics (4)
Sem. 2
ECON 450 Public Sector Economics (3)
ECON 320 Money and Banking (3)
ECON 485 Econometrics I (4)
Sem. 3
ECON 471 International Finance (3)
ECON 470 International Trade (3)
ECON 486 Econometrics II (4)

DONE WITH MAJOR at completition of third semester (30 + 14 completed at CC = 44 units)

Math Minor
Sem.1
MATH 117 Precalculus Mathematics (4)
Sem. 2
MATH 122 Calculus I (4)
Sem. 3
MATH 122 Calculus II (4)
Sem. 4
MATH 224 Calculus III (4)
MATH 247 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)
MATH 310 History of Early Mathematics (3)
Sem. 5
MATH 361A Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I (3)
MATH 364A Ordinary Differential Equations I (3)

(24 units not including PreCalc)

So if I complete the courses above, maintain a 4.0 (or as close as humanly possible) LBSU GPA, land an internship or RA experience, score very high on my GREs, will I be competitive for admission to a Top 25~ graduate school in either Finance or Econ?

Once I get to LBSU, I could also try to swtich my major to BA Economic w/ option Mathematical Economics and Economic Theory and minor in Finance. But i wouldn’t be able to take History of Early Math (whcih is a throw away class anyway), Math Analysis or Differential Equations.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. I’m trying to set myself up for the best possible future and the advice given would be invaluable at this point.