Students that are paying the In-State Tuition Rate will be charged at the Out-Of-State Tuition Rate once they have completed 125% of the credit hours for their major.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) majors will be charged at the Out-Of-State rate once they register for the 151st credit hour.
Economics, College of Business (ECON) majors will be charged at the Out-Of-State rate once they register for the 156.25 credit hour.

Click here for the current Academic Calendar on the Registrar's Office website.

Click here for the current calendar listing specific semester deadlines on the Registrar's Office website.

When a student's Overall GPA falls below 2.000 the student is placed on proabation by the college's Academic Dean. The student will have one semester in which to complete no more than 16 credit hours and pull their Overall GPA up to at least 2.000. During the probation period the student will be required to complete an Academic Assessment Plan.

The College's Academic's Dean Office will email you about your probationary status. The email will contain the Academic Assessment form and instructions.

Regardless of a student's current Overall GPA when a student fails to earn a semester GPA of at least 2.000 the College's Academic Dean's Office will notify the student via email.

The email will contain instructions the student is required to complete for the Dean's Office during the next semester and the Academic Warning Assessment form.

The Undergraduate Advisor is the academic advisor for both Economics, College of Science (ECAS) and Economics, College of Business (ECON).

Contact Information

Erika Perdue

Pamplin Hall 3030 (Mail Code 0316)

880 West Campus Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24061

540-231-7726

Office Hours:

Office hours are walk-in hours and no appointment is required.For Non-Majors hours are Monday through Friday 9:30am-Noon.For Majors hours are Monday through Friday 9:30-Noon and 2:30-4:30pm.

Click here to email

An Alternative Progress Toward Degree is a plan that a student is placed on by the Undergraduate Advisor if they are going to fail to meet the Progress Toward Degree requirements as stated on the department Checksheets. This plan must be followed as written each semester. Should a student fail to complete the plan at any point a hold will be placed on their account and they will be required to change their major from Economics.

If a student is changing their major to Economics and has already attempted enough hours that they will exceed 72 credit hours and not have the required courses complete the student will be placed on a New Major Alternative Progress Toward Degree Plan by the Undergraduate Advisor when they meet to discuss the student changing their major to Economics.

If a student has attempted 55-71 credit hours but failed to complete all courses required to satisfy the department's 72 hour progress toward degree requirement the Undergraduate Advisor will notify them in the semester prior to the 72 hours being attempted. It is up to the student to meet with the Undergraduate Advisor before the deadline stated in the email and have an Alternative Progress Toward Degree Plan on file.

You have declared your major as Economics but you still need to Apply for Your Degree. To apply for your degree means that you have submitted via Hokie Spa an official request to the Registrar's Office to assign you to a particular graduation term.

You are required to apply for degree before the end of the second semester of your Junior year.

This will allow you and your advisor to generate a DARS Report that is specific to your graduation term. Also it will notify departments on campus of your intent to graduate so that they can make sure you receive the proper information regarding everything related to Commencement.

Students may take courses at other institutions during any semester or term. However, the student must complete the Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere form on which the student will list all of the courses they are planning to take. Those courses will be reviewed and approved as courses equivalent to Virginia Tech courses. The approval process can take several weeks so students shoudl submit the completed form 4-6 weeks prior to the start of the term in which the courses will be taken.

Once the course is complete the student will need to have the other institution send an official transcript to the Virginia Tech Registrar's Office for processing.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) students click here to download the College of Science Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere form.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) students click here to download the College of Business Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere form.

• The BA/MA Program is not appropriate for all students. Only students that meet the  Preliminary Criteria are offered the opportunity to apply for admission to the BA/MA Program.

• The program is designed for a student who is planning on pursuing a PhD in Economics or a Law Degree.

• The Master’s Degree earned in the  BA/MA Program is not the same as a regular Master’s. It is designed only to enhance the application of those entering a PhD program

For more information on the BA/MA Program click here

Click here for a list of positions held by recent graduates of the Economics programs in the College of Science (ECAS) and College of Business (ECON).

Each department has its own process for changing majors. To change to another major from Economics you need to contact the advisor in the other department and complete the process for that department.

Every major and minor offered at Virginia Tech is required to have an approved Checksheet. The Checksheet is a list of courses and requirements that must be completed for a major.

Click the link below to view the Checksheets for Economics

Economics, College of Science (ECAS ) Checksheet

Economics, College of Business (ECON) Checksheet
Economics, Minor Checksheet

To see Checksheets for all majors click here to go to the Registrar's Office website.

To see the University catalog of all ECON courses click here. 

The University designates a one-week time period during the prior term to allow entry of enrollment requests for a future term. Completing Course Request provides students with the best chance of being enrolled in the courses they most need in the next term. Students enter their request by using Hokie Spa.

Course Request Schedule

Spring - October

Summer - December

Fall - March

After the last day to Drop a course students that find themselves in a course for which they are not prepared or is no loger applicable to their degree can withdraw from the course.

Students are allowed 3 course withdraws during their academic career.

The course will remain on the student's academic transcript with a "grade" of W.

To Withdraw from a course are required to complete the College's Course Withdraw Form.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) majors click here to download the form.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) majors click here to download the form.

The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) is a computer generated report for undergraduate and associate level students that matches the requirements of a degree program with a student's courses taken. The audit identifies those graduation requirements that are completed as well as those requirements that still need to be completed.

To generate a DARS Report go to Hokie Spa and Request Degree Audit Report. If you have applied for a degree you will be able to run an actual DARS. If you have not applied for your degree you will need to run a What-If DARS and follow the prompts to generate a DARS Report based on your projected graduation term.

A student may decide to major in two programs. A student will then need to decide if the second major is going to be a Double Major or a Dual Degree. Both require the student to complete all of the degree requirements for both majors as stated on each Checksheet.

Double Major: when a student completes the degree requirements of both majors within the minimum number of hours required for the first degree. The student will be awarded a diploma for the first major and a certificate of double major the second major. The first degree cannot be awarded until the requirements of both majors are completed.

Dual Degree: when a student completes the degree requirements of both majors and at least 30 additional hours on top of the minimum number of hours required for the first degree. The student will be awarded a diploma for both majors. One advantage to a Dual Degree is that the second degree may be completed in a term after the completion of the first degree.

Students will need to work the advisor of the second major to determine if the major should be awarded as a Double Major or a Dual Degree.

Specififc periods of time following Course Request in which a student can add courses to the current schedule for the upcoming term. Students can also drop courses from the schedule for the upcoming term during this time.

There is a period immediately following the release of schedules based on course request and another just before a term begins. For actual dates for a term's Drop/Add refer to the Registrar's Office Academic Calendars.

To Drop or Add a course use Hokie Spa.

An ECON Elective is any ECON course with a number between 3000-4999 that is used to complete the required 15 hours of ECON Electives.

ECON 2894, 3104, 3204, 3254, 4304, 4754, 4764, 4974, 4974H, and 4994 cannot be used to complete the ECON Elective requirement.

Students that have 3 Final Exams occur in a 24-Hour period can submit a request to the faculty of at least 1 of the courses to change the time at which they will take the Final Exam for that course.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) majors click here to download the form.

Economics, College of Busiess (ECON) majors click here to download the form.

A Free Elective is any course in any subject that you take to count towards the required minimum number of credit hours required for your degree and Overall GPA. A Free Elective does not complete any degree requirement.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS DOES NOT FORCE ADD.

Other departments have their own force add policies. You need to contact the department to ask about their policy.

Department of Economics Commencement Survey. (Not Open)

Click here for the University Commencement website for Fall 2014.

Click here for information about the Spring Commencement ceremonies. (Not Available until March 2015)

The Virginia Tech Student Handbook provides students with several resources about various aspects of life as a student. Click here to go to university website.

The Undergraduate Catalog and Academic Policies provides student with those policies that are specific to academics.

(ECAS) Economics, College of Science major click here for the College of Science handbook.

(ECON) Economics, College of Business majors click here for the College of Business handbook.

A hold is a block that is placed on your account because you have failed to complete a required action with a specific department on campus. All holds can be viewed in Hokie Spa. Each hold includes a description and contact. Please contact the person indicated to discuss the hold.

Click here for an explanation of holds used by the Department of Economics.

Part-time jobs and internships are great ways to gain "real world" experience. 

Click here for more information about internships.

The listserv is used by the Undergraduate Advisor to share important information via email with students in the ECAS and ECON majors. The listserv is updated regularly by the department and all current majors are automatically included on the listserv.

If you would like to be added to the listserv click here. Please include your VT email address and first and last name in the email.

If you would to be dropped from the listserv click here. Please include your VT email address and first and last name in the email.

Since Economics is a Math intensive major each student is required to complete an accepted sequence of Math courses.

A student must complete one of the following sequences before taking ECON 3104, Microtheory.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) students that entered VT before Fall 2014 will need to complete one of the following.

1. MATH 1205, 1206, and 1114 with at least a C- in each course.

2. MATH 1015, 1016, and 2015 with at least a B- in each course.

3. MATH 1525 and 1526 with at least a B- in each course.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) students that entered VT before Fall 2014 will need to complete one of the following.

1. MATH 1205, 1206, and 1114 with at least a C- in each course.

2. MATH 1525 and 1526 with at least a B- in each course.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) students that enter VT in Fall 2014 or later will need to complete one of the following.

1. MATH 1225, 1226, and 2114 with at least a C- in each course.

2. MATH 1014, 1025, and 1025 with at least a B- in each course.

3. MATH 1525 and 1526 with at least a B- in each course.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) students that enter VT in Fall 2014 or later will need to complete one of the following.

1. MATH 1225, 1226, and 2114 with at least a C- in each course.

2.MATH1525 and 1526 with at least a B- in each course.

A Minor is  the completion of a particular set of courses within a major that is less than the total amount of work required to complete a major.

Click here for the Registrar's Office list of all minors offered at Virginia Tech.

Students are limited to 19 credit hours per semester. However, students can take more than 19 credit hours in a single semester by completeing an Overhours form.

The form requires the student to list all courses they intend to take during the term in which they are requesting an Overhours waiver.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) majors click here to download the Overhours form.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) majors click here to download the Overhours form.

Pass/Fail is when a student makes a request to the Registrar's Office to take a course that is normally graded on an A-F scale either Pass or Fail.

Students are allowed 10% of their coursework to be Pass/Fail.

Courses that are used to complete the Curriculum for Liberal Education (CLE Areas), College requirements, or Major requirements cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

If a course is taken Pass/Fail and passed the credit hours are added to the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree but there is no impact on the student's GPA. If a course is taken Pass/Fail and failed no credit hours will be earned and a grade of F will be calculated into the student's GPA for the course.

Prerequisites are courses that must be completed before a student can take a particular class. These courses must be completed before the student can Course Request or Drop/Add the course with the prerequisistes.

Students can find the prerequisites for a course by clicking on the CRN of the course on the University Timetable.

The Department of Economics requires students in both Economics, College of Science (ECAS) and Economics, College of Business (ECON) to meet the following Progress Toward Degree requirements.

• Upon having attempted 72 credit hours a student must have completed ECON 2005, 2006, 3104, 3204, and STAT 3005 or BIT 2405-2406 with at least a C in each course.

• None of the above courses or any course taken to complete the major requirements can be repeated more than once.

• A student must be enrolled in at least two ECON courses or courses that are the prerequisites of courses required to meet progress toward degree.

• A 2.000 Overall and In-Major GPA must be met and maintained.

• No more than 3 ECON courses can be repeated.

If a student attempts 72 credit hours and the above requirements are not met a hold will be placed on the student's account and the student will have to change majors.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) majors must also meet the College of Business Policy 91 requirements. Click here to be taken to the College of Business website regarding Policy 91.

Students can participate in university sponsored programs that allow the student to travel to a foreign country to experience the culture and complete coursework during their visit that will transfer back to Virginia Tech.

Click here for more information on Study Abroad programs.

After the first day of class during any term a student may need to resign from the term. This means that the term will remain on the student's academic transcript but a note will be added that the student resigned and no grades will be given for the term.

To resign a student needs to complete the University Resignation/Withdraw form and follow the processing instructions.

To download the form click here.

The Timetable is the list of all classes that are being offered in a given term. The courses can be searched by CLE Area or subject. The Timetable for a particular term is posted by the University Registrar's Office prior to opening of the Course Request period for the term and remains viewable until the end of the term.

To view the current Timetable go to Hokie Spa and click on the Timetable link at the bottom of the page.

Transcripts are the offical record of your academic history. The Registrar's Office prints and distributes all official transcripts.

To order an offical transcript you need to go to  Hokie Spa and click Order Transcript. There is a fee for each transcript ordered that must be paid when the order is placed in Hokie Spa.

You can also print an Unofficial Transcript from Hokie Spa.

Virginia Tech accepts coursework completed elsewhere if the work meets certain criteria. This work includes Advanced Placement (AP), International Baculerrate (IB), Credit by Exam (CLEP), Community College courses, and other 4-Year Institutions.

To find if the work you have taken elsewhere is accepted by Virgina Tech the Registrar's Office provides a comprehensive Transfer Guide.

Click here to access the Transfer Guide.

Click here to access the AP, IB, and CLEP Guide.

Independent Study (ECON 4974) is an option for students that want to work with faculty in the department that are currently conducting research. The student will assist the faculty member with the research.

Undergraduate Research (ECON 4994) is an option for students that have previously developed their own focus of research. The student completing Undergraduate Research must find a faculty member in the Economics Deparrtment who is willing to sponsor their research. The student will have to submit a research proposal as part of their request to add the course.

To add either an Independent Study or Undergraduate Research a student must complete the Undergraduate Research/Independent Study form for their college.

Economics, College of Science (ECAS) majors will need to download the College of Science Undergraduate Research/Independent Study form. Click here to download the form.

Economics, College of Business (ECON) majors will need to download the College of Business Undergraduate Research/Independent Study form. Click here to download the form.

Once a student has completed Course Request or added any course to their schedule for a term the student is responsible for all fees associated with the registration. Prior to the beginning of the term the student may decide not to return to Virginia Tech for the term. A student must then submit a Term Withdrawal form to the Registrar's Office before 5pm on the first day of the term they are not going to attend.

Click here to download the form.