The UBC Vancouver School of Economics offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Economics.

  • Admission to the Major or a Combined Major or the Honours program in Economics requires a student to have completed at least 54 credits. To be admitted, a student must submit a formal application. Because there are a limited number of places, some students who satisfy the minimum prerequisites may not be admitted.
  • Economics courses that do not have 6 credits of principles of economics as a prerequisite, or for which unassigned transfer credit may have been granted, may not be included in the 42 credits required for the Economics Majors.
  • Selection for admission is based on the average mark in all credits of post-secondary coursework attempted. However the 12 lowest credits may be dropped from this calculation providing they are for courses other than those pertaining to the program requirements listed below, and provided that the student is evaluated on a minimum of 48 credits
  • Acceptance into the program is based on the number of seats available and not on a GPA cutoff. Students are ranked in order of their average mark and the top 250 or so are then accepted.
  • Students with 75 credits or more may not apply to the Major or Combined Major Program unless they have already declared another major
  • A written application for admission to the Major or Honours program should be received by May 20, prior to registering for the final 60 credits, to ensure that the student will be considered for admission. Application forms are available from Economics

Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Calendar 
UBC Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests for pre-requisites 

In addition the Faculty of Arts requirements, these are the specific first & second year requirements for this major:

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ECON 101

ECON 102

3

3

ECON 1220

ECON 1221

3

3

MATH 100 or 104




MATH 101 or 105

 3

3

MATH 1171 
or MATH 1173/1183 
or MATH 1174
or MATH 1175

MATH 1271 
or MATH 1273/1283 
or MATH 1274
or MATH 1275

3
4
3
3

3
4
3
3

3 credits of the Writing Component:

WRDS 150

ENGL 100 

 


3

3

3 credits of the Writing Component:

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1100 

 

3

3

6 credits of:

ECON 200 level

 

6

6 credits of:

ECON 2210, 2221, 2260 or 2280

 

6

Electives

 

Electives

 

 

 

 

This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.

Updated June 2021