The Minor

Requirements:
1. Two of the following courses:
ECON 103 or RES-ECON 102, ECON 104, ECON 105.
2. One of the following courses: MATH 127, MATH 131, ECON 151.
3. One of the following courses: MATH 128, MATH 132, ECON 152, RES-ECON 212, STATISTC 240, STATISTC 501, STATISTC 515.
4. One of the following courses: ECON 203 or RES-ECON 202, ECON 204.
5. Two additional ECON courses, 3 credits each, numbered 200 and above.  RES-ECON courses do not fulfill this requirement.  If RES-ECON 202 is taken to fulfill a requirement for the Economics minor, then ECON 203 cannot also count.

Students are eligible to declare the Economics minor during the semester they are enrolled in their final course to complete the minor.  Students declare the Economics minor by meeting with an Academic Advisor in the Department of Economics, completing a Declaration of an Academic Minor form, and submitting the completed form to the Registrar’s Office before they graduate.  Academic advising appointments are scheduled online, here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/ugadvising.html.  Academic Advising in the Department of Economics can be contacted at (413) 545-0855 or undergrad@econs.umass.edu.

Notes

1. The following courses do not fulfill Economics minor requirements: Independent Study (ECON 396, 496, 499Y, 499T, or 596), Practicum (ECON 298, 398, 498, 598), ECON 397W
2. Earn a minimum grade of C- in each of the seven courses required to complete the Economics minor (excluding MATH 131, MATH 132, and STATISTC 515, which may be taken Pass/Fail)
3. No course required for the Economics minor may be taken Pass/Fail, except for MATH 131, MATH 132, and STATISTC 515.
4. A minimum of two of the five required ECON courses must be taken in the Department of Economics at UMass Amherst.

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