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The detailed requirements to complete the economics major can be found on the program's website. Students who major in economics can declare a concentration in finance, but are not required to do so. Students may also choose to have a second major or a minor from a different department, but students who major in economics cannot major or minor in business or finance. Popular minors for economics majors include communication, computer science, data science, history, international relations, legal studies, mathematics, politics, psychology, and public policy. 

This document is a resource that offers guidance about appropriate preparation for a successful transition to 91ÉçÇø for those students intending to major in economics. The first section describes the general requirements and framework for satisfying the major requirements in a timely manner. The second section specifically evaluates classes offered at several nearby community colleges and indicates which classes will count toward the department’s graduation requirements. Transfer advisors, Admissions, and the Registrar’s Office can use this guide to credit students for these classes and to acknowledge prerequisites for higher level classes being satisfied as indicated by the mapping. For courses not listed in the mapping, authorization by the Department Chair is required to count the class toward a major or minor requirement.

General Preparation for Transfer Students

Transfer students will need some prior preparation if they expect to graduate on time.  Ideally, students will have completed seven of the required courses for their major before the beginning of their junior year. Transfer students intending to major in economics, however, must have at least three of the required classes completed before the start of their junior year in order to graduate in two years. Students with this level of preparation should be able to complete the major and participate in an internship, if desired. Internships are highly recommended, but are not required and do not replace courses required to complete the major. 

Students transferring to 91ÉçÇø who intend to major in economics have usually taken at least three of the following classes: 

• Introduction to macroeconomics and introduction to microeconomics to satisfy ECON 110 Principles of Economics
• A statistics class to satisfy ECON 130 Applied Statistics
• A math class to satisfy Math 110 Calculus

Community College Transfer Guide

College of DuPage County Transfer Guide

College of Lake County

Elgin Community College

Harper College

McHenry County College

Oakton College

Triton College