<p>Hey, I have a similar post in the UC transfer thread I thought I might as well post another here since im not getting any responses. If there are any CCC transfers who got into the econ major please post your stats and ECs. Im in between that and a double major in computer science and mathematics.</p>
<p>I just transferred as an intended Econ major but I haven’t been excepted to the major yet. 3.95 GPA. No ECs but I work full time and have two children. Math is my backup major if I don’t get accepted into Econ.</p>
<p>Thats definitely an impressive GPA for working full time with two children x|, were you able to do that in just two years?</p>
<p>Thanks. It took me 3 years because I tested into intermediate algebra.</p>
<p>If you don’t get accepted into econ, I wouldn’t expect you to do remotely well as a math major. Although the requirements for a math degree are pretty basic, they still demand a reasonable amount of interest beyond “back up major econ reject lol” and a level of rigor that you’ve probably never encountered before. Honestly, how difficult is econ compared to math? Be careful.</p>
<p>Haha, im looking at math/computer science as my harder major it is easier to get into but my passion is really in mathematics. I realize that it will be difficult :P</p>
<p>Graduate school in economics is highly mathematical:</p>
<p><a href=“http://econ.berkeley.edu/grad/admissions/preparation[/url]”>Preparation | Department of Economics;
<a href=“https://sites.google.com/site/markborgschulte/berkeleyclassesirecommend[/url]”>https://sites.google.com/site/markborgschulte/berkeleyclassesirecommend</a></p>
<p>So majoring in math, supplemented with some statistics and economics courses, will leave the door wide open for graduate school in economics. Plus probably also the quantitative finance jobs.</p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm</a>
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm</a></p>
<p>I fully expect to get into Econ but at calso we were advised to have a back up major and I have every pre req for math complete except for math 55. Even if I do get into the Econ major I will still take plenty of upper division math.</p>
<p>Yeah, im REALLY interested in math don’t get me wrong. But I feel like computer science has a lot more highly paid positions (on the career page it said that the average starting salary was 80,000 $0_o$, so once I start taking classes (right now I only have internship experience) it will make my decision much clearer. Heck, who knows I might be applying to CS or if im brave EECS in two or three years (currently a high school junior) only.</p>
<p>Re: EECS vs. L&S CS</p>
<p>EECS has generally more requirements than L&S CS, which may make it harder to take lots of non-major elective courses like math courses (though many economics courses can be used for the College of Engineering humanities and social studies requirement).</p>
<p>L&S CS does require at least 6 upper division CS courses (plus one upper division technical elective from CS or any of many other subjects like EE, math, math-heavy economics courses, etc.), so a student who wants to emphasize EE and take fewer than 6 upper division CS courses will prefer EECS. Doing a double major with another L&S subject like math or economics is easier to schedule with L&S CS than EECS.</p>
<p>EECS is an ABET accredited degree program (ECE option is accredited as electrical engineering and computer engineering, while CSE option is accredited as computer engineering and computer science). L&S CS is not. ABET accreditation makes little or no difference in CS employment, except in some niche areas like patent agent or patent attorney, and Berkeley is well known enough for CS that ABET accreditation as a validation of degree program quality is not an issue for Berkeley.</p>
<p>As far as job prospects go, CS can be very cyclical. In 2001-2003 (tech bubble crash), CS job prospects were very poor, just as the flood of CS students who went in four years prior during the bubble graduated. But CS jobs are relatively plentiful compared to others in this general economic downturn, possibly helped by the dearth of CS graduates because the CS major fell in popularity after the tech bubble crash.</p>