For more information, contact Professor Getz , Director of Undergraduate Studies, in 406 Calhoun. Every student who majors in economics or minors in business has an individual faculty advisor. Advisors give counsel about the programs, advice on course selection, and help with academic difficulties. The Department assigns advisors to students when they declare their major or minor. The Director of the Honors Program advises prospective honors candidates.
Advisors are available during their office hours or by appointment.
In planning a major, a student should seek breadth early in the career, building prerequisites for later courses. Courses in statistics and theory should be taken so as to be able to apply these skills to issues presented in more advanced courses. First, it is important to take courses in several departments where a student has some substantial interest. A student who takes introductory courses in three or four departments will be better informed in choosing a major, will have a fall-back position if that major proves to be unrewarding, and will have laid the ground work for considering a second major or a minor. Mathematics is useful for exploring economic theory, political science for economic policy, foreign languages for international perspective, and psychology for insight into human behavior.