Step 1) Fill out the New Student Questionnaire

Step 2) Understand the term "liberal arts" and the umw degree requirements

Step 3) Understand AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, and Cambridge Credit

Step 4) Understand Prerequisites & Vertically Building Coursework

Step 5) Consider Pre-Professional Interests

Step 6) Tips and other considerations when planning a schedule

Step 7) First-Year Seminar

Step 8) Choose Possible Courses

Step 9) Fill Out the Course Registration Request Form

Step 10) Video Guides & How to Register

Economics

Please refer to the current University Catalog to see the course descriptions and a major description with requirements for economics.

First-year students considering a major in economics should take either ECON 201B or ECON 202B. Both are also prerequisites or options for the business administration, international affairs, and environmental science majors. Students with AP credits for microeconomics should select ECON 201B. 

Below please find some examples of first semester schedules for an economics major. There are many variations of a first semester schedule; the examples are just meant to help you see that there are many ways to reach the same goals.

Example 1:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
ECON 201B - Prin. of Macroeconomics (3) GEOG 110 - Physical Geography with Lab (4) ARAB 101** - Beginning Arabic (3) FSEM 100E6 - Economics of Everyday Life (3)	Major, HES NS FL FS

Example 2:

Course	Requirement(s) Met
ECON 202B - Prin. of Microeconomics (3) CPSC 110** - Intro Computer Science (3) FSEM 100B9 - Water Resources (3) PHYS 101 - Gen Physics with Lab (4) THEA 211A - Dramatic Literature (3)	Major, HES QR FS NS ALPA

Example 3: Athletes for varsity sports must register for the 400-level course of the sport. Practice times for varsity sports can vary, but generally speaking, athletes should allow for enough time to get to and from practice on weekdays from 3 - 6 p.m. Please check with the individual coach for your sport to verify specific practice times each semester.

Course	Requirement(s) Met
ECON 201B - Prin. of Macroeconomics (3) GERM 101 - Beginning German (3) ENGL 202E - Writing About Hiking &Climbing FSEM 100D9 - Eliz First Image & Control (3) PHYD 428 - Intercollegiate Swimming - Men (1)	Major, HES FL Elective, WI* FS Elective

*Please note that not all sections of a course may have the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) attribute(s). Across-the-Curriculum designations for a course are dependent on instructor and semester. ATC designations for each course are listed in the Banner description for the semester in which you are registering.
**This particular course is in a discipline that allows students with demonstrated competence upon admission to UMW (such as AP/IB credit, dual enrollment, etc.) to begin courses at a higher level. Please read the Academic Planning Guide carefully to see if you meet the requirements. For example: students may begin at any level language course for which they feel prepared (101, 102, 105, 201, 202 or 205), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without repeating or skipping any levels.