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Advising
The Undergraduate Office, 2121 North Hall, is open from 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The departmental undergraduate academic advisors are available for walk-in advising from 8:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday and all day on Fridays. From 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday advising is by appointment only. The peer advisors are always available for walk-ins. You may direct your questions about courses, requirements, schedules, substitutions, and petitions to the undergraduate advisors, or the peer advisors.
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.
↑back to topAdvising Appointments
To schedule a 10-15 minute advising appointment please email your request to one of the advisor's emails below.
Make sure to provide all of the following in your email:
* Full name
* Perm
* Major
* Reason for the appointment
* Three possible days/times for appointment.
(Appointments are only available 1-5pm Monday-Thursday)
Please note - Appointments must be made a minimum of 3 working days in advance via email. You can also schedule an appointment in person.
William Hughes william@econ.ucsb.edu
Dina Amodeo dina@econ.ucsb.edu
Online Advising
In an effort to help current and prospective students who are abroad we are now doing 1-on-1 advising over the internet. If you would like to schedule an online advising appointment please e-mail william@econ.ucsb.edu with two separate days and times in which you can be at a computer for your advising session. You will then receive an e-mail confirmation for your advising appointment with the URL you will need in order to attend the session. If you do not have a webcam and mic on your home computer please let us know as this will affect and essentially change the set up of your advising session.
↑back to topFollow Us on Facebook
The Department of Economics is looking to increase student outreach, and in addition, reach our prospective students and parents. Our Facebook page is being utilized as a new tool to convey information and specific deadlines pertinent to the students of UCSB. We believe that this is one of our best assets in keeping our students well informed with matters within the department and the university. It is our hope that the page will be frequently accessed as a mode of consistent communication between students, colleagues, and departments as a whole.
↑back to topJoin Our Listserv
The Undergraduate Office maintains a listserv that is used to disseminate information to Economics major students. To subscribe to the Economics majors listserv simply join the Economics major mail list.
↑back to topPeer 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.
↑back to topTransfer 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.
↑back to topRegistration Process
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 Economics 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 wait list registration 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.
Signup for current quarters waitlist!
Please check your quarterly Schedule of Classes for deadlines and/or changes in the registration process.
↑back to topChange of Major Procedures
Students may declare a major in pre-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.
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, 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.
