Undergraduate Certificates

Certificate

Students who major in Economics and who are particularly interested in business economics, environmental economics, data sciences, or finance have the option to obtain a certificate from the Economics Department to demonstrate knowledge and skill in those fields. The student will be awarded a physical certificate upon completion of the appropriate coursework. Certificates do not appear on the student's transcript or diploma.

Requirements

A student who takes at least four courses (with 18 or more credits) from the Certificate Course List for (for example) Business Economics will be awarded a Certificate in Business Economics. The course list for each area is provided below and the student must earn a grade of C or higher for a course to count toward the certificate. A student can petition to add a course to a Certificate Course List and the Director of Undergraduate Studies will make a yes / no decision. A full list of approved courses can be found in the Economics Infobook under section IV.

A student can earn more than one certificate, but the same course cannot be counted toward more than one certificate for the student. Courses taken for certificate requirements may also be counted toward Economics degree requirements.

Application

Once a student completes the necessary coursework for a certificate, the student can fill out and submit the Economics Department’s certificate form to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer. The Undergraduate Student Services Officer will then review the courses submit and approve or deny the student's petition. Student's will be notified by email once their petition decision has been made and, if approved, they may come to the Economics Academic Office to retrieve a copy of their certificate. 

NOTE: Certificates MUST be picked up in person. Copies will not be mailed. Successful completion of an Economics certificate will not appear on the student's diploma or transcript.