Rice Economics Spring 2015 New Curriculum Announcement | Page 5

2014-2015 Major requirements

To reiterate, while all students who matriculated prior to 2015 are encouraged to elect to graduate under the new major requirements, they can always choose to graduate by satisfying the major requirements in effect at the time of their matriculation (hereafter simply referred to as the “2014–2015 Major Requirements”). For purposes of satisfying these requirements,

ECON 100 substitutes for ECON 201

ECON 200 substitutes for ECON 301

ECON 203 substitutes for ECON 303

ECON 209 substitutes for ECON 309

ECON 308 substitutes for ECON 401

ECON 310 substitutes for ECON 409

Thus, the 2014–2015 requirements are now:

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2014–2015 ECON Major Requirements (12 Courses)

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 101 (or MATH 111 and MATH 112)

STAT 280 (or ECON 307/STAT 310)

Core Economics

ECON 100 (in lieu of ECON 201)

ECON 200 (in lieu of ECON 301)

ECON 203 (in lieu of ECON 303)

ECON 209 (in lieu of ECON 309)

Three 400-Level ECON Electives

Three Any-Level ECON Electives

2014–2015 MTEC Major Requirements (16 Courses)

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 101

MATH 102

MATH 211 (or MATH 355 or CAAM 335)

MATH 212 (or MATH 221 and MATH 222)

ECON 307/STAT 310 (or STAT 410 or STAT 431)

Core Economics

ECON 100 (in lieu of ECON 201)

ECON 200 (in lieu of ECON 301)

ECON 203 (in lieu of ECON 303)

ECON 308 (in lieu of ECON 401)

ECON 310 (in lieu of ECON 409)

Three 400-Level ECON Electives

Three Any-Level ECON Electives