<p>I'm a current business major but I'm considering switching into Econ because I find the topic more interesting. Also, Econ has a significantly lighter course load (only 40 units required for a degree) Would it be possible to graduate in three years, thus saving a years worth of tuition?</p>
<p>Reading through previous threads, it appears that the Econ department isn't all that respected within the school, particularly compared to Marshall. However, the fact that it is a USC degree may automatically lend it some credibility when job-hunting? (or so I hope)</p>
<p>With AP Credit, I passed out of both Macro and Micro Econ and also one of the Gen. Ed Categories (forgot which one).</p>
<p>Any advice or thoughts?</p>
<p>I'm an econ major, and I honestly don't know what it will be like to have a USC econ degree in the job market. But I can tell you that three years is totally doable. 40 econ units, a 2- or 4-unit ITP requirement, math requirement, and foreign language requirement (as with all CLAS majors). Even if you still need to fulfill those other requirements, 3 years is still reasonable.</p>
<p>First thing to find out is if you have enough transfer credits (from AP's etc) to graduate early. You still need 128 units to graduate regardless of the units required for your major. And if you do have enough transfer credit, you should be able to get a Marshall degree in 3 years. (I say this because I have 9 elective courses available by having college/AP credit for one GE, diversity, econ, calc) so your 3 AP's should leave you w/ an extra year which you could just use to graduate early.</p>