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BA · 2025-2026

Economics

Department of Economics

Open interactive roadmapMajor sheet PDF ↗Plan of study ↗Admissions ↗UCSB Catalog ↗

Official sources · L&S

Letters & Science Academic Requirements (LASAR)

L&S uses LASAR (Letters and Science Academic Requirements), not CoE GEAR. Download LASAR from DUELS for your catalog year.

180–184 quarter units (184 if Area B foreign language completed at level 3) · 60 upper-division units · GE Areas A–G + special subjects (WRT, EUR, NWC, QNT, ETH)

DUELS degree requirements ↗Admissions majors ↗

Official major sheet — 2025-2026

Parsed from department major sheet. Verify on GOLD progress check.

Pre-major

15 units
  • ECON 1 · 4 units
  • ECON 2 · 4 units
  • ECON 10A · 5 unitsMust be taken at UCSB

Qualify for full major: ECON 1, 2, 10A with UC GPA 2.85+; no grade below C.

ECON 5 or PSTAT 120A and calculus (MATH 2A-B, 3A-B, or 34A-B) required with C+ but excluded from pre-major GPA.

Preparation for the major

13-15 units
  • ECON 5 · 5 units (or PSTAT 120A)
  • MATH 2A · 4 units (or MATH 3A, MATH 34A)Full calc sequence 2A-B, 3A-B, or 34A-B
  • MATH 2B · 4 units (or MATH 3B, MATH 34B)

ECON 5 and ECON 10A must be taken at UCSB.

Upper-division core

12 units
  • ECON 100B · 4 units
  • ECON 101 · 4 units
  • ECON 140A · 4 units

Upper-division electives — Area D

24 units required
  • ECON 100C
  • ECON 106
  • ECON 115
  • ECON 130
  • ECON 140B
  • ECON 171
  • ECON 181

Six courses from approved UD ECON list on major sheet.

Additional upper-division elective

4 units required
  • ECON 118
  • ECON 136A
  • ECON 185

One course from Area D list or ECON 118, 136A-C, 137A-B, 138A-B, 185.

Major regulations

Pre-major GPA
2.85+ UC GPA on pre-major courses
Major GPA
2+ in all prep and upper-division major courses
Minimum grade
C or better in major courses
P/NP grading
Not allowed for major courses

Maximum 4 units of ECON 199 apply to UD major. ECON 199RA does not count.

Recommended 4-year plan

180–184 quarter units (184 if Area B foreign language completed at level 3) · 60 upper-division units · GE Areas A–G + special subjects. GE/LASAR slots fill quarters below ~12 major units — verify on GOLD.

FallWinterSpring

Year 1

Fall

ECON 1 · 4uGE — Area A (Writing)GE — Area C (Science/Math)

Winter

ECON 2 · 4uMATH 3A · 4uGE — Area D (Social Science)

Spring

MATH 3B · 4uGE — Area E (Culture & Thought)GE — Area F (Arts)

Year 2

Fall

ECON 10A · 5uGE — Area G (Literature)GE — Area B (Foreign Language)

Winter

ECON 5 · 5uLASAR — Writing (WRT)LASAR — European Traditions (EUR)

Spring

ECON 100B · 4uLASAR — World Cultures (NWC)LASAR — Quantitative (QNT)

Year 3

Fall

ECON 101 · 4uLASAR — Ethnicity (ETH)GE — Area D (2nd course)

Winter

ECON 140A · 4uGE — Area E (2nd course)GE — Area B (level 2+)

Spring

ECON 130 · 4uElective exampleGE — Area B (level 3+)GE — Additional breadth

Year 4

Fall

UD ECON electiveGE — Additional breadth

Winter

UD ECON elective

Spring

UD ECON elective

Interactive graph shows prerequisite chains from the major sheet.

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College-wide LASAR rules (GE, writing, 180+ units) apply in addition to the major requirements above. See LASAR and DUELS degree requirements.