UT Austin

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a Junior at a public Texas high school, and I'm considering UT Austin as one of my college choices. I was looking through their requirements, and besides the regular English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, etc., "Economics" was in there as part of the list:</p>

<p>Economics: </p>

<p>½ unit
Details about Economics units
Student may select from economics/free enterprise, microeconomics, or macroeconomics.</p>

<p>However, above the list on their site, it said:
"Applicants for freshman admission must successfully complete at least 20 ½ units of high school coursework in grades 9-12 as described below. One year’s work in a subject counts as one unit; one semester counts as a half unit. You may fulfill your coursework requirements with dual credit courses taken while you’re in high school."</p>

<p>Required</a> HS Courses | Freshmen | Be a Longhorn</p>

<p>Does this mean that Economics isn't a mandatory course that needs to be taken for admission just as long as I meet the 20 1/2 units of high school coursework?</p>

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<p>No you need the semester of Economics; but that shouldn’t be a problem since Economics is required in Texas in order to graduate from high school</p>

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<p>Why would that mean that economics isn’t required?</p>