Requirements for the Undergraduate Program
Click the links below to download the specific requirements from the Office of Academic Advising's website:
CAUTION During the Course-number Transition!!!
Beginning in the spring semester, 2004, we will introduce a new course-numbering system:
• 100-level courses have no prerequisites.
• 200-level courses have only 100-level courses as prerequisites.
• 300-level courses (except 301 and 302) have either 301 or 302 or both
as prerequisites.
Requirements for the major are as follows:
A. 180.101 and 180.102 Elements of Macro and Micro
B. 180.301 and 180.302 Intermediate Micro and Macro
C. 180.334 Econometrics
D. 3 elective courses at either the 200 or 300 level
E. 2 elective courses at the 300 level
F. one semester of calculus (prerequisite for 180.301 and 180.302)
G. one semester of statistics (prerequisite for 180.334)
NOTE that some courses currently numbered as 300-level courses will be renumbered as 200-level courses. These courses will NOT count toward Item E above (they will count toward Item D). This is NOT a change in requirements; it is a change in numbering which will (after the transition) make it easier to see whether you have fulfilled your requirements.
Requirements for the minor are as follows:
Other Policies
Senior Thesis. The Senior Thesis is required for those who wish to be considered for Departmental Honors and optional for all other seniors. You are to register for the course in both fall and spring semesters. For fall semester there are no credits; for spring semester (when the thesis is completed) there are 5 credits.
One faculty member (Professor Caroline Fohlin for 2006/2007) is listed as the official course instructor. Students should meet with her early in fall semester. You should understand that her main task is to help you sort through topics and find a specific thesis supervisor -- almost always a regular faculty member in the Department of Economics. Professor Fohlin may supervise some theses, but others will be supervised by other members of the department (matching faculty expertise with student topics).
In the fall semester your task is to find a topic and find a supervisor, and having done this to get a good start on the thesis itself. Professor Fohlin will help with this. Your task in the spring will be to complete the thesis, under the direction of your personal supervisor.
Note the two-course sequence described in the Announcement section and be sure to make contact with Prof. Fohlin in your Junior year.
Study Abroad. Courses taken abroad count toward the major only if approved by your advisor. Be sure to work this out with your advisor well before you go abroad.
Summer Courses. Except for 180.101 and 180.102 taken in JHU Summer Programs (which do count), summer courses generally do not count toward the major. Exceptions can be granted only in rare circumstances, and we strongly urge you to seek prior approval.
AP Policy. Students who use credits to satisfy the 180.101 Elements of Macroeconomics and 180.102 Elements of Microeconomics requirements must take additional courses to reach a total of ten courses in the department to complete an Economics Major or six courses for a Minor.
Macro. Students who score a 4 or a 5 on the Macro AP exam may place out of Elements of Macroeconomics (180.101), and they receive University credit for this course.
Micro. Students who score a 4 or a 5 on the Micro AP exam are invited to give a brief informal demonstration of their knowledge; if this is satisfactory, such students may place out of Elements of Microeconomics (180.102), and they receive University credit for this course. To take this diagnostic test, stop in and see Professor Bruce Hamilton
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