Information for Freshman About Fall Term Courses, continued

• Students who have achieved a score of 5 on both the microeconomics and macroeconomics portions of the AP test or a score of 7 on the Higher Level examination toward the International Baccalaureate (there are no separate micro and macro scores on the IB) are advised to enroll in one of the intermediate microeconomic theory courses (Economics 1010a or 1011a) or another course that has Ec 10 as a prerequisite; some of these students may enroll in a Freshman Seminar (these have no prerequisites) to maintain their interest in economics and take more advanced courses later. These students will be deemed to have met the Ec 10 requirement for the Economics concentration but must replace Ec 10 with two electives  to meet the overall number of courses required for their economics concentration track.
  
  Analogous rules apply to the students who have achieved a score of 5 only on the microeconomics portion of the AP test or the macroeconomics portion of the AP test.  These students should either enroll in Ec 10 this fall and skip the Spring term portion of the course, or in the latter case, skip the fall portion of the course and  enter Ec10 for the spring term.  In each case, students will need to replace the portion of Ec 10 they have skipped with an elective  to meet the overall  number of courses required for their degree track.
  
  
• Students who have other credentials that potentially qualify them for Advanced Standing (e.g. British A Levels, the French baccalaureat, the German Abitur) should consult with David Johnson, Ec 10 Head Section Leader.
  
  
• Students who place out of one or both terms of Ec 10 may choose to attend the course-wide lectures in that course; there are about 10 each term. These provide a broader sense of the field and the chance to hear members of the department talk about their areas of interest.
  
  
• Students who are choosing between Economics 1010a and 1011a are advised that the principal difference is the level of math preparation assumed. Economics 1010a assumes knowledge of Math 1a (equivalent to the Calculus AB Advanced Placement exam), whereas Math 18 or 21a should be sufficient preparation for Economics 1011a. Students who want a more mathematically-rigorous treatment of intermediate micro and are enrolling in Math 21a this year may wait and take Economics 1011a as sophomores; in the meantime, they may pursue other options as described above.

Send comments or questions to the
Emily Neill, Undergraduate Program Coordinator.