Undergraduate Studies FAQ

Transfer of credit upon admission to Carleton must be considered and approved through Undergraduate Admissions.
(See Academic Regulation 5.1 in the Undergraduate Calendar.)

Students who are interested in pursuing a Master of Arts in Economics should strongly consider adding the Concentration in Economic Theory as part of their B.Econ Honours program. This concentration contains the key courses that are usually pivotal when admission decisions are made for M.A. in Economics programs: Advanced courses in Mathematical Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory and Econometrics.
Please visit the Economic Theory Concentration page for a list of these courses.

Transfer of credit subsequent to admission to Carleton must be considered and approved through the Registrar’s Office.
(See Academic Regulation 5.2 in the Undergraduate Calendar.)

Students may only use ECON 2202 (no longer offered), STAT 2509, STAT 2602 or STAT 2607 (no longer offered) in place of ECON 2220 in the B.Econ. programs, if they also include ECON 4706, otherwise you will need to take ECON 2220. To meet the prerequisite for both ECON 3900 and 3920, you will need to have ECON 2202 (no longer offered) (with a minimum grade of C+) and ECON 4706 (with a passing grade) or ECON 2220 with a minimum grade of C+ (Please note the full prerequisite statement for ECON 3900 and 3920 can be found in the undergraduate calendar).

No: This falls short of “6.5 or higher”; you need to re-take either ECON 1401 and earn a grade of C+ or higher, or ECON 1402 and earn a grade of B or higher.

No: With the exception of MATH 1005 and MATH 1805, all 1000-level MATH courses cover principally calculus and/or linear algebra. ECON 1401 and ECON 1402 each cover a mixture of these two topic areas and are sequenced (ECON 1401 with a grade of C- or higher being a prerequisite for ECON 1402); the other 1000-level MATH courses are not. For the purposes of Economics programs and 2000- or higher-level ECON courses, any combination of these 1000-level calculus and linear algebra courses (MATH 1007 together with MATH 1107, for example) is considered equivalent to ECON 1401 together with ECON 1402. Separately, however, none of the former courses (MATH 1007 by itself, for example) is considered equivalent to either ECON 1401 or ECON 1402.

Business courses required by Economics programs are administered exclusively by the Sprott School of Business . Permission to enroll in any business course can only be granted by submitting a Registration Override Request on Carleton Central. Students attempting registration in BUSI courses should consult the Sprott School of Business Registration Priority List to learn if and when they are eligible to register in all BUSI courses. Students pursuing the “Business Stream” of the Concentration in Financial Economics by registering in BUSI 2501, may use BUSI 2501 in lieu of BUSI 2503 in a Minor of Business and Minor in Business (Entrepreneurship). 

Yes: For the purposes of any economics major program, all 2000-level STAT courses that preclude ECON 2210 are substitutable for ECON 2210.

No: ECON 3001 or ECON 2400 (no longer offered) with a minimum grade of C+ or higher is a strict prerequisite for both ECON 4020 and ECON 4021.

In general, no course taken at another university may be used as a substitute for ECON 4020, ECON 4021, or ECON 4706.

You need to have (a) fourth-year standing and (b) found a suitable faculty member willing to supervise your studies in an area of economics not covered by the Department’s regular course offerings. Moreover, an outline of what will be expected of you in the course must be provided in writing to the Undergraduate Supervisor by your supervising instructor.

If at some point during a (January/May/September) registration period you are (a) enrolled in an Honours Economics program, and have (b) fourth-year standing, (c) found an acceptable Essay Supervisor, and (d) completed an Honours essay prospectus to the satisfaction of both your Essay Supervisor and the Undergraduate Supervisor, you will be allowed to enroll in ECON 4908 [1.0] for the associated (Winter/Summer/Fall) term. Note that to be deemed satisfactory, an Honours essay prospectus must reflect a sufficient degree of progress to make it likely that the student can complete the Honours essay within a single term. Further details on the requirements of the Honours essay can be found in The Honours Essay guidelines

No: With the singular exception of FYSM 1608, only non-ECON courses that are cross-listed as ECON courses can be counted as ECON electives.

Yes: Any ECON course that is cross-listed as a non-ECON course may be counted as either an ECON elective or a non-ECON elective. For students enrolled in an Economics program, the default position is that ECON 3202 and ECON 3207 are counted as 3000-level ECON electives, and HIST 3203 and HIST 3204 are counted as 3000-level non-ECON electives. If you wish to reverse this position (so that ECON 3202 and/or ECON 3207 are counted as 3000-level non-ECON electives, or HIST 3203 and/or HIST 3204 are counted as 3000-level ECON electives), you must petition the Registrar’s Office.

No: Although MATH 3801 and ECON 4004 preclude one another, the former is neither an ECON course nor cross-listed as one, and therefore cannot be counted as an ECON elective.

Unfortunately, no.  If you want to remove a concentration or a second major you are required to follow the program requirements for the term you are making the request.  Since the B.A. Economics programs have been discontinued, you will only have the option to remain in your current B.A. program requirements as they are or change to the B. Econ. program.  Similarly, students are no longer be able to add concentrations to the B.A. programs.  If you wish to add a concentration you will need to change to the B. Econ. program.

Students may use ECON 2210 (introductory Statistics in Economics) in place of ECON 2201 and ECON 2220 (Introductory Econometrics) in place of ECON 2202.

ECON 2400 has been renumbered to ECON 3001 – you may take ECON 3001 and it will be used towards the ECON 2400 requirement.

All students remaining in the B.A. Honours Applied Economics program will need to complete ECON 3706 (the last offering will be in the 2017-2018 academic year). Students who have not completed either ECON 3706 or ECON 4706 by the end of the 2017-2018 academic year, and who choose to remain in the B.A. Honours Applied Economics program, will be required to take ECON 2220 to qualify for ECON 3900. ECON 3900 will then be used to replace ECON 3706 and ECON 4905 will be used to replace ECON 4890 in the program requirements.

You will be required to take ECON 3900 (Research Methods in Economics) and ECON 4905 (Honours Capstone Seminar). ECON 3900 will either be used in the major requirement (credits required in 3000 level ECON courses) or towards the credits not in major (free electives), provided you have not fulfilled these requirements. If you believe that taking ECON 3900 will result in an excess course in your program, please contact us.

If you have already completed one of ECON 4901/4902, you may take ECON 4905 to substitute for the unfilled requirement.

If you have not completed either course, you may take ECON 3900 and ECON 4905 to replace the ECON 4901 and 4902 requirements.

The first consideration would be whether the change will delay your graduation. Students will continue to graduate from the B.A. programs as usual, but the first possible graduation from the B.Econ. will be in February 2018. The second consideration would be if you will be required to complete extra courses to fulfil the B.Econ. program of your choice.

Yes, you should consider changing. The requirements for the B.Econ. 15.0 credit program have not changed significantly in comparison to the B.A. 15.0 credit program.

No. There is no requirement to fulfil breadth areas as there is in the B.A. programs.

Yes. For students who have completed the required 1000 level and 2000 level courses, the transition is fairly straightforward. For students who have completed ECON 2202 – you will need to complete either ECON 3706 or ECON 4706 in order to be eligible to use ECON 2202 in the new program.

Unfortunately, no. If you wish to graduate from the Bachelor of Economics (Honours or 15.0 credit) program, you must formally change your program here.

Yes. At a minimum, students will need to take the new course ECON 3920 (Professional Practice of Economics). If you are considering changing your program, please contact the department as there may be further courses you need to complete.