<p>@miatase, you just have to appeal once you start attending UCSC. It’s not a difficult process at all. You just have to pass one more economics course at UCSC to prove you will do alright as an Econ major and they will allow you to declare. Also BME has the same exact requirements as declaring Econ (Econ 1 and Econ 2 GPA = 2.8 or higher), so there is no difference. Don’t look at the spring deadline for appeals because that is for current students. You just go to the Econ department during the Fall quarter and tell them you want to appeal.</p>
<p>The appeal process for a major is different than appealing an university. UCSC understands that students might be good at econ now, but may have taken intro to micro/macro too early and gotten a bad grade in those classes. If that’s your case, the Economics department just tells you to start taking more courses in the Econ department and passing those courses will usually allow your appeal to be granted.</p>
<p>One of my friends (not a transfer student) got a C+ and a B in econ 1 and econ 2 at UCSC. The econ department told him to finish the math econ series (11 series) and pass those courses. He wrote a small letter of appeal saying he got a B+ in Econ11B and an A- in Econ100B and he was allowed to declare his major.</p>
<p>Basically, UCSC does not want to discourage you from declaring Econ. They just want to know that you are capable of passing your courses. If you have less than a 2.8 for econ 1 and econ 2, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DO WELL IN MORE ECON COURSES.</p>
<p>To reiterate what you guys said. Basically if I am denied, I will have to take an econ course at UCSC with a grade of C+ of higher in order for me to declare the major? Is that correct? Thanks for your responses, they help a lot!</p>
<p>Yes, you are correct. The actual course will be determined by the Econ department.</p>
<p>So my appeal was deferred of course. Here’s what they said:</p>
<p>Thank you for submitting a letter asking for admission to an Economics major, even though your combined grade point average on Economics 1 and 2 falls below the cutoff level of 2.8.</p>
<p>After careful review of your record, I am deferring my decision for now. We would like you to re-apply after you take some classes here in our core, such as Econ. 100A (since you will be coming in with your math completed).</p>
<p>Please submit an unofficial transcript to us after you receive your grades and we’ll review your file again.</p>
<p>So, looks like they want me to take Econ 100A and pass it.</p>
<p>Just make sure you get a good professor for Econ 100A. I have friends who got a C in the class and it really hurt their GPA. I took 100A at UC Berkeley and it was pretty difficult, but that’s mostly because of the fierce “Berkeley competition” and the use of a class curve (BARELY got an A).</p>
<p>If you really want to do well in a core course to declare your Econ major, maybe you should take Econ 100B. I took that course at UCSC and I thought it was a walk in the park (got an A+). Of course you need to ask the Econ department if they will allow you to take that, but I’ve seen a lot of transfers use Econ 100B to appeal their declaration process.</p>