<p>At the fall department orientation, the speakers said that it is very uncommon for students to successfully appeal the gpa requirement for the major. That being said, however, they did mention that the combined majors do not have any requirement for acceptance. I know that this directly contradicts the info in the catalogue, but they said it was sort of a secret way in. </p>
<p>I would recommend contacting the econ department and finding out for sure. </p>
<p>Also, noticing that you started out planning to be a sociology major, be sure to take all the required math before transferring. If you don’t have calc I-III completed, you’ll be blocked from the core upper division econ courses.</p>