Applying to the Major
Major Requirements
Study Abroad
Get to know the Undergrad Advisors
100

This is the GPA requirement for students who entered as a freshman and that is the GPA requirement for students who entered as a transfer.

What is a 3.0 and a 2.7 GPA?

100

They are the core courses and must be completed at Berkeley.

What is Econ 100A/101A, Econ 100B/101B, & Econ 140/141?

100

The location where students can check if their course abroad has already been reviewed for approval.

What is the study abroad database?

100

They are Cal alumni.

Who are Ashley, Mildred, and Carlos?

200
They must apply by their 5th term or before the accumulation of 80 units, whichever comes second.

Who are students who entered as freshmen?

200

Must be taken for a letter grade.

What are courses that count towards major requirements?

200

Used to evaluate:

  • Courses taken at UC Berkeley that are not on the list of Approved UC Berkeley Economics electives
  • Courses listed in the UCEAP Economics database(link is external) with an expired "Valid Thru" date
  • Courses that do not exist in the UCEAP Economics database(link is external)
  • Courses taken through a non-UCEAP independent study abroad program

What is a course equivalency request?

200

They have two cats, Henri & Luna.

Who is Carlos?

300

Prerequisites taken at Berkeley only. Courses taken at another institution will not work.

What are courses that count towards the major application GPA?

300

Three core courses and 5 electives.

What are the course requirements for the major?

300

This is the amount of classes taken abroad that can count towards major requirements.

What is up to two approved courses?

300

They double majored in Legal Studies and Social Welfare.

Who is Ashley?

400

Full year of calculus (Math 1A/16A & Math 1B/16B) and introduction to micro- and macroeconomics (Econ 1).

What are courses that transfers should have completed before their first semester at Berkeley.

400

Offered by graduate students in the department, and by other students at the Student Learning Center.

Where can a student find tutoring services? What is tutoring?

400

These courses are will not be approved to be taken abroad.

What are the core courses (Econ 100A/101A, Econ 100B/101B, & Econ 140/141)?

400

They studied abroad in Turkey.

Who is Mildred?

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