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Arts Academic Plans

Economics

Honours Applied Economics (Co-op)

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative average of 60% and a cumulative Economics average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Applied Economics (Co-op) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

  1. Appropriate BA Program-level requirements, including 21 academic course units. See Bachelor of Arts.
  2. Economics Plan-level requirements:
    • at least nine academic course units (18 courses) in Economics with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
    • Before graduation, all students must demonstrate to the Undergraduate Advisor their proficiency in report and essay writing. This can be accomplished by receiving a passing grade in ECON 472, or by submitting two single-authored term papers, each with a minimum course-weight of 25%, and written in an Economics course. Content exemption from ECON 472 does not reduce the overall 18-course requirement.

Recommended Course of Study

Yr. Fall
Sept. - Dec.
Winter
Jan. - April
Spring
May - Aug.
1 ECON 101, four electives ECON 102, four electives 
Apply for admission into Honours Applied Economics in February /March

2 Term 2A
ECON 201, 221, four electives
First Work Term Term 2B
ECON 202, 211, 321, three electives
3 Second Work Term Term 3A
ECON 301, 302, ECON course at 300-level or above, two electives
Third Work Term
4 Term 3B*
ECON 401, 421, ECON course at 300-level or above, two electives
Fourth Work Term Term 4A
ECON 402, two ECON courses at 300-level or above, two electives
5 Fifth Work Term Term 4B
ECON 403, ECON course at 300-level or above, two electives

* If ECON 421 is not selected in Term 3B, ECON 403 should be taken in Term 4B.


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