Secondary Field in Economics

The deadline for March 2013 graduates is November 19, 2012. The deadline for May and November 2013 graduates is April 1, 2013.

Secondary Field's Web Tool

REQUIREMENTS: 6 half-courses

1. Economics 10: Principles of Economics (2 half-courses).
   
   Students may use Economics AP scores of 5, A Levels or IB scores of 7 to count for Economics 10 and place into 1010a, 1011a, 1010b and 1011b, but they must replace Economics 10 with 2 EC electives. Consult the department handbook or a concentration adviser for details.
   
   Students who have other credentials that potentially qualify them to place out of EC 10 should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Miron), the Undergraduate Program Administrator (Emily Neill), or an economics Concentration Adviser.
   
   
2. One half-course from:
   • Economics 1010a/1011a: Microeconomic Theory
   • Economics 1010b/1011b: Macroeconomic Theory
   These intermediate theory courses teach the analytical tools that economists use. The 1011 courses assumes background in multivariate calculus whereas 1010 assumes only single variable calculus. A minimum grade of B- is required.
   
   
3. Three half-courses from the Economics chapter of Courses of Instruction.
   
   All Economics courses and cross-listed courses are eligible except for 910r,  970,  975, 985 and 990, and graduate-level research seminars and workshops. Taking both 1010a/1011a and 1010b/1011b meets requirement 2 above as well as one of the three half-course requirements under 3.
   
   There is no requirement to take economics courses that fulfill a writing requirement or have intermediate theory as a prerequisite.

OTHER INFORMATION

All courses  for the secondary field  must be taken for a letter grade.

Courses given in other FAS departments or other Harvard faculties may not be used for the secondary field unless explicitly cross-listed or jointly-listed in the Economics chapter of Courses of Instruction. The only exception is that one of Statistics 100, 104, or 110; Applied Math 101; or Math 154 can qualify as one of the three half-courses under requirement 3.

Students may take EITHER one Harvard Summer School class listed on the approved Econ Summer School webpage OR one approved Study Abroad course to meet a course requirement for the secondary. Courses from Study Abroad are approved at the department’s discretion as outlined on the Study Abroad tab.

Freshmen Seminars may not be used for  the secondary field.

Please note: Students pursuing a secondary field in Economics are not given preferential access to limited enrollment courses.

ADVISING RESOURCES AND EXPECTATIONS

Students may visit the concentration advisors in Littauer 112 from 10am-4pm Monday-Friday for advice.The undergraduate program administrator, Emily Neill ( 617-495-3247), is also available for general inquiries. For Secondary field forms that are straightforward (no subsitutions outside of the above listed parameters) Anne Lebrun or Kiran Gajwani can sign the form. For any Secondary Field Forms with special approvals or substitutions acquired through Jeff Miron,  The Undergraduate Program Administrator, Emily Neill, in Littauer 113, must sign the final form.