Information for Freshman About Spring Term Courses, continued

If you took Economics 1010a or 1011a during the Fall Term

• Students who achieved scores of 5 on both the micro and macro portions of the AP test or a score of 7 on the Higher Level examination toward the International Baccalaureate (or who placed out of Ec 10 on the basis of other foreign credentials and consultation with David Johnson) are advised to continue with Economics 1010b or 1011b. You may enroll in Economics 1010b or 1011b on the basis of your math preparation, regardless of which course you took during the fall term.
  
  
• If you took 1010a or 1011a in the fall and are enrolling in 1010b or 1011b in the spring and also took Statistics 100 or 104 or 110 in the fall, you are eligible to enroll in the Economics sophomore tutorial, Economics 970. Information about the tutorial is available on the course web site.
  
  
• If you had a score of 5 on the micro portion of the AP test but not on the macro portion, you should enroll in Ec 10 for the spring term. You will have the fall term of Ec 10 waived as a concentration requirement, but you must still take the overall required number of economics courses for your chosen ec degree track, so will need to replace one half of Ec 10 with an elective of your choice at some point in the course of your degree.

If you were not in Ec 10 or a more advanced course during the Fall Term

• One possibility for students who have not placed out of Ec 10 and did not start the course in the fall is to wait and enroll in Ec 10 next fall. You will be able to take Economics 1010a/1011a, 1010b/1011b, and the sophomore tutorial as juniors.  Of course, you should begin planning your schedule to leave room for economics courses during your junior and senior years.
  
  
• Some of you may consider joining Ec 10 for the spring term. There are pros and cons to doing this. While you can begin to move forward with concentration work (and test your interest in the field), you will be starting at a disadvantage, as the course will not make allowances for your not having been in the fall term. Also, you will still need to postpone Economics 1010a/1011a and the sophomore tutorial until the junior year. If you wish to pursue this option, you should read chapters 1 to 22, with special emphasis on chapters 1 to 9, of the Mankiw textbook.

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