Hey everyone, I was looking at the prerequisites for majoring in Business Economics at UCLA, and it seems like there are A TON of classes I need to take before I can even start (students are assigned the status of pre-business econ if they have not completed the requirements)
So does this mean I’m going to have to spend a year just fulfilling all the prerequisites before I can begin studying Business economics (and spend 5 years total earning my B.A.), or will I still be able to do it (prerequisites and all) in 4 years? I’m dying to know, spending a year just on prerequisites is really off-putting to me right now.
Also, if anyone knows, what is the difficulty level of trying to earn a B.A. in business economics as opposed to, say, computer science? And since both are impacted majors at UCLA, which one would be more difficult to enroll in? These are just side questions, I’m mainly searching for an answer to my first one.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Everyone admitted to the college of letter and science are admitted as Pre-_____. In order to enter the major you must have a certain GPA in the Pre reqs. It is completed in 4 years but you cannot declare the major until you take the pre req classes which include management and Econ courses. If you are a freshman applicant and apply to Letters and Science you are admitted to the school so major choice won’t matter. If you apply to a professional school like engineering, or TFT then you are admitted to the major directly so no Pre major stuff but it is more difficult. Biz Econ at UCLA is widely regarded as one of the tougher UCLA majors but CS is much more difficult in terms of workload. My suggestion is to apply for the major you like. Because in L&S it won’t make a difference in admission.
So, just to clarify, I could still obtain my Business Economics B.A. in 4 years despite how many prerequisite classes there are?
Thank you so much for the informative response!
@fadingSky haha yes it is. The only major to worry about completing in 4 years or less is engineering and even then it usually is only an extra quarter.