The below must be completed and displaying in your degree audit correctly prior to transferring into the BALAS Economics Major. These requirements are only applicable for declaring the BALAS Economics Major; please see an Econ Advisor for questions about degree requirements.

Please refer to the LAS Declaring website for more details about changing your major or ICTing (inter college transfer) into LAS as an Economics major. Note: These processes are for current Illinois students. Off-campus transfers work with the Office of Admissions. 

Fall 2024 and after Economics major declaration requirements:

Course: Requirements:

ECON 102 (Micro Principles)

ECON 103 (Macro Principles)

ECON 202 (Econ Stats I)

GRADE OF C OR BETTER IN EACH COURSE

  • At least one ECON course must be taken at ILLINOIS
    • If not one of these, take one Econ course at ILLINOIS beyond this sequence
  • AP/IB/Proficiency Credit accepted
  • Approved substitutions may be used for Econ 202
  • Transfer courses may be used
MATH 220/221 (Calculus)

GRADE OF C OR BETTER

  • AP/IB/Proficiency Credit accepted**
  • Transfer courses may be used

**No other substitutions accepted; C Grade Required

Students must meet the above requirements in order to declare the major. No exceptions or additional substitutions will be made, and there is no petition if below the requirements. 

Information is for Current ILLINOIS Students only. New Students (off-campus transfers) should visit our 'Prospective Students' page.