<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am a transfer student and just finished my first semester in Cal, I intend to declare Econ major. But, what is the GPA required to declare Econ major?
Some said we need 2.7 or above. Anyone knows?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!!</p>
<p>Minimum = 3.0</p>
<p>Depending on the students that apply…</p>
<p>3.4 = safe</p>
<p>If you have below 3.0, they won’t look at your app</p>
<p>If you have around a 3.0, you should probably write the optional personal statement</p>
<p>hey starry night
thanks for answering so many questions! this is for my friend who’s in a different college (environmental economics and policy) and wishes to transfer into the college of letters and science economics. </p>
<p>if she has around 3.4 g.p.a and she’s ready to declare her major, does she have to write a personal statement due to the fact that she’s not from the college of l & s ? </p>
<p>or can she just turn in her application and it will be all set?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks, it is so difficult to declare econ!!!
If I could not declare econ, could I choose environmental economics and policy?
Are those EEP courses difficult?</p>
<p>Yes, you can choose whatever major you want!
Econ is one of the few impacted majors on campus.</p>
<p>Impacted means that you actually have to apply aka. harder to get into.
If a major is not impacted, then you can just declare once you meet the reqs.</p>
<p>EEP is not impacted.
Most people say EEP is easier as it’s mostly filled with people who did not make Econ.</p>
<p>I believe you have to first transfer from CNR into LS…
It’s harder to transfer between colleges than to apply for a major.</p>
<p>I have a question as a soon-to-be-sophomore:</p>
<p>Is the minimum 3.0 GPA just counting the prereqs, or total GPA?</p>
<p>Also, when’s a good time to declare?
I will be completing my prereqs this fall, so would I declare at the same time? Or should I wait till spring?</p>
<p>They look at both, but the pre-req GPA is more important
check out their website:
[Prospective</a> Majors](<a href=“http://elsa.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/prospect_admissions.shtml]Prospective”>http://elsa.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/prospect_admissions.shtml)</p>
<p>Declaring:
A good time to declare would be at the latest, Spring of your Sophomore year.
Beyond that, it’ll be hard pushing. Econ major has a 5 semester/80 unit cap.</p>
<p>StarryNights,</p>
<p>How can I transfer from CNR into LS ?
I think I will probably fail to declare econ major. So, I need to plan to declare EEP.
Let me tell you some of my info. first.</p>
<p>I am a transfer and I had finished 66 transferable units in CC. I just finished 13 units in Spring (100A+100B+Stat 21+1 unit decal). I am going to study 8 units in summer.</p>
<p>Is that possible to graduate before next summer, if I study hard in the coming summer, Fall and Spring?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>