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Honours Economics (Co-op)

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative average of 60% and a cumulative Economics average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Economics (Co-op) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

Appropriate BA Program-level requirements, including 20 academic course units. See Bachelor of Arts.
Economics Plan-level requirements:

at least nine academic course units (18 courses) in Economics with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:

ECON 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 221, 301, 302, 321, 401, 402
five additional ECON courses at the 300-level or above
one additional ECON course at any level

Before graduation, all students must demonstrate to the Undergraduate Advisor their proficiency in report and essay writing. This can be accomplished by receiving a passing grade in ECON 472, or by submitting two single-authored term papers, each with a minimum course-weight of 25%, and written in an Economics course. Content exemption from ECON 472 does not reduce the overall 18-course requirement.