The Minor in Economics

Many students find that a minor in Economics nicely complements their major; our minors include students in a very wide variety of majors across many of the colleges at the University.  A minor in Economics requires 18 credits in economics, divided between nine credits of required courses in economic theory and nine credits of economics free electives.  Many students find that after having taken ECON 151 and ECON 152, a minor can be completed relatively easily and can be fit into the schedules of most majors. 

Requirements

• 18 credits in economics. Only courses with a grade of C- or etter count toward the 18 credits.

• Required courses: ECON 151 and 152 plus at least one intermediate-level theory course (ECON 251, 300, 301, or 303). 

  • Important:credit can only be earned only for one of the following group of courses:ECON 251, 300, and 301.

• Economics free electives may be taken from any economics courses at the 300 level or higher

• If a grade below a C- is received in ECON 151 or 152, that course must be repeated.If a grade below a C- is received in any other economics course, it does not have to be repeated, but can be used as a University free elective and another economics course can be taken in its place to meet the minimum 18 credits with a C- or better. If a course is repeated, all grades appear on the transcript and count when calculating the grade point average, but credits may be earned only once.

• Some courses are offered at different levels of difficulty but are similar in terms of course content. For such courses only one (not both) can be counted towards fulfilling the 9 credits of economics free electives. These include ECON 332 and ECON 433; ECON 344 and ECON 444; and ECON 381 and ECON 483. Students may take both courses only in order of difficulty (i.e., ECON 332, then ECON 433) and only with advanced approval from the Economics Department Chair.

Becoming An Economics Minor

You may apply to become an economics minor after you have completed ECON151 and ECON152. The principal criterion for acceptance is the potential for academic success in economics.  Application for the minor must be submitted online using your UDSIS account.  

If you have any questions about the requirements that are not answered on the web pages, please contact harriswbe [dot] udel [dot] edu (Professor Will Harris), Undergraduate Advisor, or craigelerner [dot] udel [dot] edu (Prof. Eleanor Craig), Assoc. Chair for Undergraduate Program.