FAQ

If the class is full and has a waitlist: please get on it and wait for a seat to open up. If a seat becomes available, overrides are given, in order, from the waitlist.

If the class does not have a waitlist: this could be because the class has multiple lectures (such as ECON 101 and ECON 102). We do not open up a waitlist for these classes until all the lectures are full. Please watch for a seat to open so you can take it. For these classes we do not give overrides. 

If you cannot join the waitlist because you don’t meet the prerequisites for a class: only the instructor can decide if you are eligible to take the class. Please contact the instructor for an override. 

So long as the class transfers at University of Michigan as equivalent, you will be able to use transfer in a course to satisfy the prerequisite for the major/minor in Economics. Please visit our Transfer Credits page for more information about transferring classes.

Update: No transfer credit will be denied soley because it was taken online. 

Although Wolverine Access may allow students to override class conflicts during registration, the Department of Economics does not expect its faculty to accommodate such conflicts, and it will not encourage them to do so.

No student should be enrolled in an economics course that is officially scheduled to meet at the same time as (or that overlaps in time with) any other course on the student’s schedule.

Join our e-mail group.  We send information about classes that are added, dropped, or enlarged after publication of the time schedule.  We also send updated information about override procedures for specific courses. 

You will need to meet with one of our faculty advisors, please see more information about transferring courses here. 

There are a few ways to meet with an advisor depending on what you need, please visit our Advising page for more information. 

Our department no longer offers an internship class.

We would recommend students look into taking ALA 125, 225, or 325 in LSA to get credit for internships. However, students would need to register in this class before starting the internship. If the internship has already started or finished, please contact the ALA department to find out if you can still get credit for a past internship.

The student should first find a faculty who is willing to work with them. Once they both agree, the faculty will send Econ Staff an email approving an override in ECON 499.

A staff member will then need to create the section in ECON 499 and then issue the override for that particular section. Each faculty member has an assigned section number.

Unfortunately this space is reserved for Economics Graduate students after 5pm, so we would be unable to give you access.

While you are welcome to use the Library during business hours to study (pending availability), if you were to stay after 5pm you would run the risk of being locked out. There are several other locations on campus where undergraduates can find space to study after hours (the Undergraduate Library, the Graduate Library, Angell Hall's Fish Bowl, North Quad, the Michigan League, to only name a few).

Unfortunately we do not offer overrides or have waitlists for Econ 101 so as to encourage an even enrollment distribution over the lectures.

If you would like to switch sections, please switch into an open section that works for your schedule, or continue to check enrollment for your preferred section(s), perhaps a seat will open up.

Again, each instructor sets his or her own override policy. The instructor is not obliged to take students in order from the waitlist. To learn the instructor’s policy, check first our group e-mail (join the email group), then the course guide, and finally the instructor’s personal website. If the instructor’s policy appears in none of these places, contact the instructor directly. The department issues overrides only when requested to do so by the instructor.

There are a few ways to get involved in research on campus. One would be to check out the Student Involvement page from the Office of Research at UM. You could also visit or contact the Opportunity Hub to see what they may have available.

As for opportunities for research within the Department of Economics in particular, you have a couple of options. To work with a faculty member on their research, you would want to contact faculty directly about opportunities.

If you were interested in developing your own research, you could contact an Economics Professor directly about arranging an Independent Study course with them for Econ 499 credit (you can find some more information about Econ 499 here). You could also apply to take an Econ 495 seminar aimed at helping students develop skills and pursue independent research (topics vary by instructor, so please see the LSA Course Guide for topics offered in a given term).

There are also courses listed under "ALA" in the course guide for those interested in research, and UROP may have some summer opportunities.

You may find opportunities (or ideas) through contacting the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP).

You are of course always welcome to set up an appointment with an advisor to discuss other opportunities not have covered above.

Please visit our Studying Abroad page for more information!

Please visit our Transfer Students page for more information!

Please visit our Commencement page for information about the ceremony, tickets, and eligibility!

Unfortunately we are unable to answer these questions as our department does not handle admissions into the college. We would suggest contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (734-764-7433), and/or checking out their website. They should be able to assist you in your eligibility to take courses and how to proceed.

Unfortunately we are unable to answer these questions as our department does not handle admissions into the college. We would suggest contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (734-764-7433), and/or checking out their website.

There may also be some helpful information here on their site about using IB credits.

Unfortunately, because this would concern your whole degree and not just the major, Econ is unable to provide such a letter. 

We would suggest reaching out to your advisor in LSA, or the Newnan Advising Center. They should be able to help you with this! 

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/advising

Phone: 734.764.0332

Email: ask.lsa.advising@umich.edu

Unfortunately we do not evaluate STATS courses, it is the Department of Statistics who must do this. If they will accept the AP test results as equivalent to their STATS 250 course and it transfers in as such, then we will accept the credit towards the major as well. You may contact the Department of Statistics by phone (734.764.5981), email (statstudentservices@umich.edu), or drop by their office (311 West Hall).

Unfortunately our program is not a STEM program. 

Unfortunately we do not evaluate STATS courses, it is the Department of Statistics who must do this. If they will accept the transfer course as equivalent to their STATS 250 course and it transfers in as such, then we will accept the credit towards the major as well. You may contact the Department of Statistics by phone (734.764.5981), email (statstudentservices@umich.edu), or drop by their office (311 West Hall).

No. LSA awards 2 credits in economics (ECON 101X AP Department) to a student who receives a 4 or  5 on the AP Microeconomics exam and 2 credits in economics (ECON 102X AP Department) to a student who receives a 4 or 5 on the AP Macroeconomics exam. Such credits are not equivalent to ECON 101 or ECON 102. AP Economics credit does not satisfy the prerequisites for the major, for the minor, or for any 300- or 400-level course in economics. Students with AP Economics credit may take ECON 101 or ECON 102 for full credit.

Math 120, the credit awarded for success on the AP Calculus AB exam, does not satisfy the math prerequisite for the economics major, for the economics minor, or for Econ 401. The department makes no exceptions. Math 121, the credit awarded for success on the AP Calculus BC exam, does satisfy the math prerequisite for the economics major, for the economics minor, and for Econ 401.

Unfortunately courses that transfer in as "departemental" credits are not equivalent to any of our econ courses and do not count towards the major or minor.

These "dept" credits are granted to count towards your overall number of credits required by LSA to graduate, the "Econ" in their title is just to designate a department for administrative purposes.

Please visit our Transfer Credits page for more information about transferring classes.

Only the credits transfer here. The grade does not transfer. However, University of Michigan will not accept a transfer course, unless the grade is C or better.

Please visit our Transfer Credits page for more information about transferring classes.

Upon graduation, most of our new alums enter the workforce while some continue with their education. The LSA Opportunity Hub and Career Center conduct surveys each year to gather data on where recent graduates go after gradutation and use this information to generate First Destination Reports. 

You can review the LSA Opportunity Hub's First Desination Reports for our economics graduates below!

• 2019-2020 Economics Undergraduate First Destination Report