Undergraduate Advising

The Undergraduate Office, 2121 North Hall, is open from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The departmental undergraduate academic advisors are available for walk-in advising from 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday and all day on Fridays. From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday advising is by appoinment only. The peer advisors are always availible for walk-ins. You may direct your questions about courses, requirements, schedules, substitutions, and petitions to the undergraduate advisors, or the peer advisors. Click here to schedule an appointment

Students should address questions about general education and university requirements to the College of Letters and Science advising office, 1117 Cheadle Hall, (805) 893-2038. Please refer to the current Guide to Undergraduate Studies for College policies and procedures.

Join Our Listserv

The Undergraduate Office maintains a listserv that is used to disseminate information to Economics majors. To subscribe to the Economics majors listserv, visit: http://econ.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/econ-majors

Peer Advisors

The department sponsors a peer advising program throughout the academic year. Outstanding upper-division students are employed and trained to offer assistance in many areas. Peer advisors are students who value community service and demonstrate an enthusiasm for the Department of Economics and the majors available within it. Requests for resumes are sent via the listserv.

Transfer Students

Transfer students wishing to substitute courses from other schools for major requirements should bring a copy of New Student Profile or complete transcripts (official or unofficial) showing transferable work.

All students should register for classes through the University's registration through the GOLD System. The quarterly Schedule of Classes provides details regarding registration procedures.

Students must complete the pre-requisites and obtain full-major status prior to enrolling in any upper division courses. Students who have completed the pre-requisities but are not in the full major may attempt to gain access to upper division classes through the waiting lists which are available online.

Waiting lists are available online on the waiting list page one week before classes start until the end of the first week of instruction. The results of the waiting lists are posted and approval codes are given out during lecture one week after instruction begins.

Please check your quarterly Schedule of Classes for deadlines and/or changes in the registration process.

Students may declare a major in pre-economics/ business economics after they have completed at least three classes (two economics and one math or Stats) required for the pre-major with at least a 2.85 grade-point average in all University of California pre-major courses completed at that time. The pre-major grade-point average is calculated on the basis of grades earned in economics and statistics courses only.

Students may declare a major in pre-economics/ mathematics after they have completed at least three classes required for the pre-major with at least a 2.70 grade-point average in all University of California pre-major courses completed at that time.

No course required for a pre-major may be taken on a P/NP basis.

Students who declare a pre-major are responsible for satisfying degree requirements in effect at the time of their declaration. Pre-major status does not, however, guarantee admission to full-major status.

Provided the New Student Profile has been completed by the Admissions Office, new transfer students admitted to UCSB directly into the pre-major may file petitions to change from the pre-major to the economics, business economics, or economics/mathematics majors as soon as all pre-major requirements have been satisfied.

Change of major petitions must be submitted to the Economics Undergraduate Office, 2121 North Hall. Questions about these procedures may be addressed to the same office.