Econ 200 First year?

[Rny2]

<p>Ah, yes, I was unclear about that. The placement exam is if you don’t want to take Econ 198 and 199 before you take 200. Concerning when people start the Econ 200 sequence, there are plenty of people who start it in spring of their second year, finishing Econ 203 and Econometrics in spring of their third year which are the major prerequisites for higher Econ classes. Even if a student began 200 in fall of their third year, they would still be able to take higher Econ classes for five quarters.</p>

<p>Here’s the information about the placement exam, from Robert Herbst, administrator of the undergraduate Econ program:</p>

<p>

@Robert Herbst

Location: Social Science 122
Date: Tuesday, February 15th</p>

<p>Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm
The Undergraduate Economics Program * strongly* urges students to begin their studies in economics with ECON 19800. In rare cases, students who have taken college- level “Principles of Microeconomics“ will be allowed to place into ECON 20000 upon successful completion of the Economics Placement Exam. The Economics Department does not grant credit for ECON 19800.
Students who satisfy the following two prerequisites are eligible to take the Economics Placement Exam:

1. Completed one of
   

a. AP Economics with a score of 4 or 5,
b. IB High Level Economics with a score of 6 or 7, or
c. A – Levels in Economics with a score of A or B.
2. Placed into and intending enroll In Econ 200 simultaneously with
a. Math 153,
b. Math 161, or
c. Higher
If you choose to take the Economics Placement Exam please bring with you:

1. evidence of your math placement
   

2. evidence of your Economics background
   

3. your student ID
   

4. a pen. 
   

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<p>At this point, I think it might be helpful to have the actual Econ major requirements too:</p>

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Summary of Requirements
1 MATH 13300<em>, 15300</em>, or 16300*
4 ECON 20000-20100-20200-20300
1 STAT 23400 or 24400
1 ECON 20900 or 21000
2 MATH 19520-19620 (students are encouraged to take prior to or concurrently with ECON 20000-20100); or MATH 20300-20400; or MATH 20700-20800
4 electives: These courses must include three economics courses numbered higher than ECON 20300 and must follow guidelines in preceding Electives section.
13

• Credit may be given by examination

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<p>For those without course catalogs, MATH 133/153/163 is the third quarter of calculus, 200-201-202-203 forms the core Econ sequence with 200/201 focusing on price theory and 202/203 focusing on macroeconomics. Stat 234/244 and Econ 209/210 form another sequence of Statistics and Econometrics (with regular and honors flavors of each). MATH 195 and 196 are Multivariate Calculus and Linear Algebra, both of which can be replaced by 203-204 Real Analysis or 207-208 Honors Analysis.</p>

<p>For example, like many by the end of my first year I’ll have 153, 195, 196, and the non-Econ elective completed, making 9 out of 13 classes left. Take out the main Econ sequence, and there’s just 5 classes to take; that can be squeezed into two quarters, making when one begins the Econ sequence not as important.</p>