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Economics Minor

Economics Minor Requirements

Here is the link to see the Undergraduate Bulletins: http://about.wfu.edu/academics/academic-bulletins/

The minor in economics consists of eighteen hours, including ECN 150, ECN 205 or 210, and ECN 207 or 211 and electives. The student also must make a minimum grade of C- in MTH 111 and  STA 111 (or similar course, including ANT 380; BIO 380; BEM 201; HES 262; SOC 271, or STA 311). The MTH and STA requirements do not count towards the 18 hours.

MINOR DECLARATIONS MADE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ADVISING AND PRE REGISTRATION, AND DURING THAT PERIOD, WILL NOT BE APPROVED UNTIL AFTER THE END OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

Other Credits

The department policy on Advanced Placement credit is that you must have taken both the micro and macro economics tests and made a total score of at least eight. This will earn credit for ECN 150.

Students who score 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate in Economics will be given credit for ECN 150.

Transfer students who have taken a two-semester sequence of Micro and Macro Principles at a four-year college will be given credit for ECN 150, plus 3 other general credits in Economics (not applicable towards the Major).

In order to receive credit for courses taken elsewhere while enrolled at Wake, a student must have prior approval from the department. Normally, the student should provide a description of the other college’s courses.

Explanation of 5XX Courses:
Courses approved for transfer and study abroad that are not equivalent to a Wake Forest course are awarded the following course numbers:
DEPT 500 — Non-equivalent course credit which may count as an elective in the MAJOR. ECN 500 courses, if approved, are equivalent to 200 level electives for the major. *Should a department approve more than one 500 level course for the same person, the next courses would be numbered 501, 502, etc. 
DEPT 520 — Elective hours toward graduation only. It does not meet a major requirement; however, it counts in the maximum number of hours in a single field of study. This course will not fulfill a divisional requirement. *Should a department approve more than one 520 level course for the same person, the next course would be numbered 520, 521, etc.

These requirements are subject to change.  A student graduates under the requirements of the Undergraduate Bulletin of the year in which they enter.  However, when a student declares a major or minor, the requirements for the major or minor that are in effect at the time of declaration will apply