<p>Hi, I was accepted into LSA as an undeclared major (when my preferred area of interest was Economics in LSA, as well as preferred admission to Ross which I haven't received yet), but I had one little concern. There's a policy at the UMich LSA classes where sometimes there are not enough professors or classes for the students to take to enter their major in the first year of college and so they are placed on the waitlist. In other words, if I wanted to be an Econ major in LSA, am I guaranteed a spot for that major when I enroll into the university? Or is there a chance that I might not even be allowed to major in economics? I'm a bit worried because I don't want to go to UMich if i have to graduate in 5 years or if I cannot major in my interest</p>
<p>Don’t worry, for Econ you are guaranteed to get into the program. You’ll have a set of classes to take and unless you are unlucky and you get a late registration date, you’ll get into the majority of your courses.</p>
<p>I can tell you right now they literally have hundreds of available seats in Econ 401 and 402 (those are like the Intro to Econ classes for Econ majors), and you don’t need to be an Econ major to sign up for them. I can tell you how many seats they’ll have in a week or so when registration ends, but I’m sure they’ll be plenty. </p>
<p>You’re definitely not going to have a problem getting into Econ classes. </p>
<p>If you need an override for your major I’m sure your department would give it to you. It might be an issue if you want an override in a specialized class in a department outside of your major but you will not have a problem getting into classes for your major.</p>
<p>Won’t he have to take 101 and 102 first?</p>
<p>No, 101 and 102 are not prerequisites for 401 and 402. The only prerequisite is Math 115 (though I’d recommend 215). I took 401 without taking 101 and I met a handful of others who did the same. It’s an advisory prerequisite but I think it’s really unnecessary. They start from the basics in 401, it’s just more math.</p>
<p>Either way, I’m sure there are seats in 101 and 102 if he wants to take those first.</p>
<p>oh **** really? hmmm… I didn’t know that.</p>
<p>I was all ****ed off they don’t give you real credit for AP Econ and it turns out I didn’t even need it.</p>
<p>So as a future Econ Major and Math Major/Minor, is it advisable for me not to take Econ 101 and 102, and instead take the introductory physics sequence? (The info provided for the Mathematical Sciences major with an emphasis on Mathematical Economics on the Math Department’s website, mentions this as an option)</p>
<p>EDIT: I misinterpreted your post Vladenschlutte. You mentioned that Econ 101 and 102, weren’t prerequisites for for 401 and 402 (which is true), but I took that to mean that they weren’t required for an Econ major/minor. The prereqs for the major/minor are Econ 101,102 and Math 115.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information guys. Also, if I am already taking AP Economics this year, and let’s say I get a 4 or 5 on both Micro/Macro AP Exams, am I allowed to skip any of the prerequisites and go directly into Econ 401/402 or do I have to take the introductory courses all over again?
I’m also taking AP Calc AB this year if that might help with credits as well…</p>
<p>They’re prerequisites to declare normally but I’m told (by someone who told me they’ve done so personally - also an Econ+Math major) that you can get an override to declare anyway if you take 401 and 402 and do well (don’t know what “well” means though). </p>
<p>Don’t take my word for it here, but meet with an adviser and ask if people have done it in the past.</p>
<p>Captainclutch, you will need credit for Math 115 (which is a 5 on Calc AB, maybe a 4 also) but will not need credit for Econ to sign up for 401 or 402.</p>
<p>A 5 on the AP Econ tests gets you 2 departmental credits. Micro is 101X and Macro is 102X, each 2 credits.</p>