<p>Rny2, are you saying that first-years can’t take Econ 200 in the spring? The Economics section of the course catalog, which is where these requirements are supposed to appear, pretty clearly reflects an expectation that a fair number of first-years are going to be taking Math 151-153 or 161-163 and Econ 198-199-200 over the course of the year’s three quarters. I don’t understand why someone who had just passed 198-199 and 161-162 (or 151-152 with at least A-s) would need to take an additional placement test to enter the spring section of 200 (or, worse, would be flat ineligible to take it).</p>
<p>Obviously, it’s not the end of the world if you have to wait until fall of your second year to start the Econ 200 series. But it doesn’t make a lot of sense to offer 200 in the spring unless you expect a bunch of first years to take it then. I think it would be pretty hard to complete an Econ major if you didn’t start Econ 200 until your sixth quarter at Chicago. You wouldn’t be eligible to take many courses that are necessary for the major until spring of third year.</p>