The Bachelor of Arts degree program at Boston University requires 32 four-credit courses, which, with a normal load of four courses per semester, typically demands four academic years of study. Information on the College of Arts and Sciences requirements for the BA may be found in the Boston University Undergraduate Programs Bulletin. Some graduate courses are open to undergraduates with the proper prerequisites, the written consent of the instructor, and guidance from the undergraduate advisor.

Economics major Introductory courses are offered in different formats:

I. EC 101 and EC 102 Large sections (225 or 450 students) meeting for three hours per week with a faculty member, plus a one-hour weekly discussion section, which is led by a teaching assistant.

II. EC 111 and EC 112 Special achievement sections (45 students) that meet three hours per week, these courses are for students who are prepared to undertake additional assignments in order to attain a more profound understanding of the subject matter and to achieve special notation on their transcripts.

Students should take EC 101 and 102 (or EC 111 and 112) as soon as possible, since these courses are prerequisites for all other required courses. EC 100 is for nonconcentrators and does not fulfill this requirement. Students taking EC 100 do not receive credit for EC 101 or EC 102 (or EC 111 and 112).

CORE COURSES
Minimum requirement: nine courses with grades of C or higher, three of which must be Economic Statistics (EC 305), Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (EC 202), and Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (EC 201). EC 201 and 202 should be taken before the senior year. SMG SM 221 is accepted as a substitute for EC 305, as is Applied Statistics (MA 214). Basic Statistics and Probability (MA 213) is a prerequisite for MA 214. This sequence is recommended to qualified students. The remaining six core courses must be chosen from EC 311 to EC 699.

RELATED COURSES
Students who choose economics as their concentration are required to demonstrate a proficiency in calculus by passing with a grade of C or better any one of the following: MA 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, or 129, or by achieving the equivalent through Advanced Placement examinations.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT
Courses taken at other institutions after matriculation in the College of Arts and Sciences may not normally be transferred toward the principal courses required for completion of the economics major or minor concentration. Petitions for approval of transfer courses must be submitted in writing to the Undergraduate Instruction Committee of the Department of Economics. Boston University's Metropolitan College courses are considered transfer courses.

MINORS IN OTHER FIELDS
Economics concentrators may choose a minor in another field of concentration. Minor concentrations are supervised by the departments offering the minor.

CAS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MINOR
Economics concentrators who undertake the minor in Business Administration will take the following courses in the School of Management: AC 221, AC 222, SM 221, SM 299, and OB 221. Students must take SMG SM 299 as their first course in the business administration minor. The School of Management supervises this minor.

INDEPENDENT WORK IN ECONOMICS
This program provides the opportunity for a student to develop a special competence in his or her major field. Independent work is offered to seniors (EC 401, 402). In order to graduate with distinction, the student must do independent work during both semesters of his or her senior year, culminating in a thesis and an oral examination based on the thesis. Upon completion in the senior year of a program of scholarly work, and on nomination by the department and by the Committee on Honors, a student is recommended by the faculty for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Distinction. Graduation with Distinction is a prerequisite for being considered for the special honor of summa cum laude. Independent work with Distinction is also required for election to Phi Beta Kappa and is valuable in applying to graduate schools, law schools, or business schools. Applications for this program are available in CAS 105.

A typical program for an economics major:

Freshman Year: EC 101, 102 (or 111, 112) MA 121, WR 100/150, 4 other courses*

Sophomore Year: EC 201, 202, 305 5 other courses*

Junior/Senior Years: 6 courses from EC 311- 699 10 other courses*

4 courses in a foreign language (unless waived)

6 divisional studies courses; two courses each in the areas of humanities, natural sciences (one natural science course must have a laboratory component), and mathematics/computer science for those students who entered CAS in or after the fall 1995 semester. Information on which courses fulfill the divisional studies requirement may be found in the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin. Students who entered the College of Arts and Sciences prior to the fall 1995 semester should refer to the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin issued in the year of their entrance to the College, for information on specific divisional studies requirements

9 optional courses in economics or other disciplines

JOINT CONCENTRATION IN ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS
The minimum requirement is eight courses in economics (in addition to EC 101 or 111, and EC 102 or 112) and six in mathematics in addition to Calculus I and II (MA 123 and 124), with grades of C or higher, to be distributed as follows:

ECONOMICS: Intermediate Microeconomics (EC 201), Intermediate Macroeconomics (EC 202), Economic Statistics (EC 305), Macroeconomic Analysis (EC 502), Microeconomic Analysis (EC 501), Introduction to Econometrics (EC 414), and any four others to be taken from EC 311 to EC 699.

MATHEMATICS: Introduction to Computer Science (CS 111 or CS 113), Calculus III (MA 225), Optimization Methods in Operations Research (MA 569), and three other courses, with at least one being above the 400 level, selected from the following list: Differential Equations (MA 226), Linear Algebra (MA 242), Basic Statistics and Probability (MA 213), Applied Statistics (MA 214), Data Analysis (MA 416), Stochastic Methods (MA 570), Probability (MA 581), Mathematical Statistics (MA 582), or Introduction to Computer Science II (CS 112). Substitutions may be made with consent of the interdepartmental committee only.