Economics Minor
Course Requirements
Students earn a minor in economics by completing the following requirements:
Lower-Division Courses
Take these courses
| ECON 1 | Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure | 5 |
| ECON 2 | Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity | 5 |
Plus one of the following options
| | Either these courses | |
| AM 11A
/ECON 11A
| Mathematical Methods for Economists I | 5 |
| AM 11B
/ECON 11B
| Mathematical Methods for Economists II | 5 |
| | or these courses | |
| MATH 11A | Calculus with Applications | 5 |
| MATH 11B | Calculus with Applications | 5 |
| MATH 22 | Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables | 5 |
| | or these courses | |
| MATH 19A | Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 19B | Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics | 5 |
| MATH 23A | Vector Calculus | 5 |
Plus the following statistics courses:
| STAT 17 | Statistical Methods for Business and Economics | 5 |
| | AND | |
| STAT 17L | Statistical Methods for Business and Economics Laboratory | 2 |
Any transfer credit for STAT 17 & STAT 17L will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Students should contact the undergraduate advisors by emailing econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu.
Upper-Division Courses
Choose one of the following courses:
| ECON 100A | Intermediate Microeconomics | 5 |
| ECON 100M | Intermediate Microeconomics, Math Intensive | 5 |
Plus one of the following courses:
| ECON 100B | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 5 |
| ECON 100N | Intermediate Macroeconomics, Math Intensive | 5 |
Plus the following course:
Three additional upper-division economics electives.
Courses ECON 191, ECON 192, ECON 193, ECON 193F and Econ 197 may not be used to meet minor requirements.