TO PROSPECTIVE ECONOMICS MAJORS:

This Information Book is for students considering the Economics Major or Minor. The Department’s web page includes useful information for freshmen and sophomores considering Economics or one of the many excellent majors which require some Economics Courses.

This Information Book has three purposes:

First, to help you in your choice of whether to select Economics as your major. The Economics major of today is a rigorous and rewarding program. The course of study is cumulative, as upper division courses draw on the core and in turn support our writing in the major courses. This course of study – and a set of sensible plans to deal with prerequisites – are described below.

A second and related goal is to specify the requirements for the major’s completion. Today, many students undertake complex courses of study involving multiple majors or even masters degrees earned at the same time as their Economics BA. Stanford has complex rules for multiple degrees, and we lay out how these rules matter for Economics students in some common circumstances Some sample programs are included.

Declaring any major is an important decision. While there are a large number of students in the Economics major, we work hard to advise each student individually at declaration time. The third purpose of this document is to outline the procedures needed to declare Economics as your major. We strongly encourage you to read these procedures at least a year before declaring, as there a number of rules such as prerequisites to fill before declaring and multiple meetings involved in the declaration process. .

In this book, you will find a section on the various types of University degrees possible, as well as information on graduating with Honors and Distinction, and selection of Department awards.

There are important sections on student responsibilities, on whom to contact with questions and problems, and on undergraduate research opportunities.

Finally, included is some information on student organizations that may be helpful to you, and a section on planning for graduate school or other career opportunities.

We hope you find this information useful, and would welcome your suggestions for improvements.

Professor Mordecai Kurz Director Undergraduate Studies

Assistant Professor Nicholas Bloom Associate Director Undergraduate Studies

Carol Schwan Undergraduate Assistant ***************************** Academic Office Department of Economics Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6072 cschwan@stanford.edu Tel: (650) 723-3976 Fax: (650) 724-2992