San Francisco State University

Declaring the Major and Undergraduate Advising

Students can declare economics as a major at the Economics Department office in HSS 142. The department requires that all majors meet with an Economics advisor each spring. Advisors counsel students on the selection of Economics courses, and help maintain an individual student advising folder, available at the Economics department office. It is recommended that students also meet an undergraduate advisor in BUS 112 Student Success center to review their GE and other university requirements. Students who do not see an advisor will not be able to register for the fall semester.

• Majors must take the core courses for a letter grade and earn a minimum grade of C- in each. (CR/NC grading is not allowed for core courses.)
• ECON 690GW is the capstone course and must be taken in the senior year. 

Program Learning Outcomes

1. ​In the program, students will acquire knowledge of current economic theory and thought needed to examine a particular economic issue or event. They will also develop an understanding of the role played by economic institutions, as well as how public policy can affect economic and social outcomes. 
2. In the program, students will master the ability to collect, process, interpret, analyze, and draw conclusions from economic information and economic data using appropriate quantitative methods. 
3. In the program, students will develop and expand on skills necessary to effectively communicate economic ideas both orally and in writing to a wide audience.​​