<p>Economics is a capped major; once at Berkeley, you need to apply to declare:</p>
<p>[Prospective</a> Majors](<a href=“http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/prospective.shtml]Prospective”>Applying to the Economics Major | Department of Economics)</p>
<p>Political Economy is currently not a capped major.</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: List of Majors](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html)</p>