Placing into EC 308 & 309

momreads
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:19:13 +0000

My son, a Bama grad with degrees in economics and political science, had no trouble with EC 308 and 309. In fact, he tutored some students in his class. But, he is also a very strong math kid (has a minor in the subject), and that can make a difference in terms of how well a student does in economics. He took 308 in the spring of his freshman year and 309 as a sophomore. He was done with his econ major before the start of his senior year (lots of AP credit). He also worked in research for three years with a professor in the econ department. My younger son, who is at UAH, also took AP micro and macro in high school. He had no trouble with the intermediate class his spring semester of his freshman year … but, he added, there were plenty of classmates who did. Again, they did not have as strong of a math background as he did.