<p>Im a transfer student and need to do as well as I can my first semester at Cal. I know that no matter what I do I will need to work hard, but I was wondering out of these options which version of econ is easiest to get a good grade in:</p>
<p>Econ 100a, Econ 101a, IAS 106, UGBA 101A</p>
<p>Thanks I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Econ 100A is less math orientated than Econ 101A. For people who are less math based, 100A is a better alternative (does not mean Econ 100A is easy; 100A is known to be hard).</p>
<p>If you’re an Econ major, you’re better off with either 100A or 101A. The econ website suggests 101A for grad school though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Wouldnt UGBA 101A be the least math based as it only requires one semester of Calculus vs Econ 101 & 100 which require 2 or more?</p>
<p>Upper div classes for UGBA are usually reserved for Haas students.</p>
<p>Math lovers will likely prefer Economics 101A (which lists Math 53 as a prerequisite). Those who fear math will likely prefer IAS 106 (which has no math prerequisites).</p>
<p>The economics major requires Economics 101A or 100A and does not accept any of the other intermediate microeconomics courses.</p>
<p>@Pixel2012, Haas students get first priority for UGBA classes but there is tons of space in core courses for non-business majors. </p>
<p>OP, I’m assuming that you’re doing Political Economy since UGBA 101A doesn’t count for the Econ major. The UGBA 101 series has a lot less math and is more like AP Econ, so if you dislike calculus UGBA 101A or IAS 106 should be easier than the Econ 100/101 series. You’ll have to waitlist for UGBA 101A at first but you should get in after the semester begins.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Yeah im politcal economy. Math has never been my strong point, so yeah ill definitely look into either UGBA 101A or IAS </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>The UGBA 101 series is essentially the same as the Econ 100 series because there is a lot of cross-over between Haas people taking the Econ series and vice versa, as well as professors from one department teaching the version associated with the other department. If you are deciding between the UGBA and Econ versions, I’d very strongly consider the professor teaching the classes. Given the the ideal pre-requisites (or lack thereof) of IAS 106, I’d prioritize that highly.</p>