Degree Requirements for the Major in Mathematical Economic Analysis: Students Matriculating in Fall 2010 or Thereafter

1. All MTEC majors must present a minimum of 16 courses with a grade point average of at least 2.00. When students repeat courses or complete more than the minimally required number of courses, the departmental GPA will be based on the set of courses that (i) satisfies all requirements for the degree and (ii) results in the highest GPA for the student.

2. The 16 courses presented for the major in mathematical economic analysis must include the following:

(a) 4 courses in mathematics and statistics:

• MATH 101 Single Variable Calculus I

• MATH 102 Single Variable Calculus II

• MATH 211 Ordinary Differential Equations or MATH 355 Linear Algebra or CAAM 335 Matrix Analysis

• MATH 212 Multivariable Calculus or (the combination of MATH 221 Honors Calculus III and MATH 222 Honors Calculus IV)
  

(b) 6 core courses in economics and econometrics:

•  ECON 201 Microeconomics I

• ECON 301 Microeconomics II

• ECON 303 Macroeconomics

• ECON 307/STAT 310 Probability and Statistics or STAT 410 Introduction to Regression and Statistical Computing or STAT 431 Overview of Mathematical Statistics

• ECON 401 Mathematical Structure of Economic Theory

• ECON 409 Econometrics

(c) 6 electives selected from the following list (or an approved alternative). At least 3 of the chosen electives
must be at the 400 level.

Transfer Credit
In some cases, transfer credit may be awarded for courses completed at other schools after the student has matriculated at Rice. Students may present a maximum of 2 such transfer courses in fulfilling requirement (2a). Additionally, students may present a maximum of 3 such transfer courses in fulfilling requirements (2b) and (2c) combined. (Additional transfer courses may count toward meeting university graduation requirements, but not toward fulfillment of requirements for the major.) Credits awarded to transfer students for courses taken prior to matriculation at Rice are not counted against the limit on transfer courses, but all students must complete more than half of their upper-level major work at Rice.  Transfer credit for ECON 201 will not be awarded for courses taken during high school. In order to receive transfer credit for ECON 201, students must earn a grade no lower than B- in an approved course at another university and also must pass a qualifying examination. Students wishing to take the ECON 201 qualifying examination should apply to the economics department office in Baker Hall 255. For additional information on transfer credits, consult “Procedures for Transfer Credit,” available on the economics department’s Web site at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~econ/undergrad.html.