Due to the high level of overlap between the requirements, students who minor in economics may not also major in financial economics.
For students minoring in economics, as well as minoring in finance,
ECON 241 must count to the finance minor and cannot count to the economics minor; and
ECON 341 and ECON 342 may count to either the economics minor or the finance minor, but may not be counted toward both.
Economics minors who bypass ECON 101 will need to take an additional 200-level or higher economics (ECON) course. See transfer of credit section below.
ECON 500 does not count toward the economics minor.
Transfer of Credit Toward the Minor
The awarding of transfer credit is at the discretion of the department chair. Students minoring in economics must take at least one of the economics core courses at Oberlin. Students should obtain preliminary approval of transfer credit in economics from the department chair prior to taking economics courses elsewhere if they want them to count toward the minor.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit
The department does not give advanced placement credit. Students who have scored a 4 or 5 on both the AP Microeconomics and the AP Macroeconomics examinations, or who believe they have covered the material in ECON 101 through an International Baccalaureate program, may obtain permission from the department chair to bypass ECON 101. Economics minors who bypass ECON 101 will need to take an additional 200-level or higher economics (ECON) course.
Course of Study
Prerequisites to Note
ECON 101 is a prerequisite for all further study in the department.
The content of Calculus I is a prerequisite for almost all economics courses numbered 250 or higher, including ECON 253. This may be satisfied through:
