How to graduate with exactly 42 credits?

JHS
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:51:54 +0000

You are going to face a couple of issues.

First, even though it’s possible to take 36 credits in three years, it’s not possible to take 38 without paying extra tuition, either during a summer term or for an overload during the regular academic year. And no one really recommends doing the overload.

Second, you are going to have to devote a significant number of credits to completing the Core, 18 by my calculation. (9 HUM/SOSC/CIV/ARTS, 4 BIO/PHYSCI, 2 math, 3 language) You may need more than 2 additional quarters of math for an econ major.

Third, because of where you are in math and APs, you may not be able to start taking any of the major-sequence economics courses until your second year. Since some of them are cumulative, you are going to wind up with a very heavy, demanding courseload your third year. The good news is that the minimum for an economics major is pretty small, so you will probably be able to fit enough courses into your schedule. But you will be competing for jobs before you have even completed the core sequence, and it’s unlikely you will be able to swing an honors thesis.