Transfer Credit/Study Abroad Guidelines:
Economics Study Abroad Guidelines
Courses in economics taken abroad on UW-Madison Study Abroad Programs will transfer as specific course numbers following the guidelines outlined below (see also general rules).
- Exact UW-Madison equivalent
If the class has an exact UW- Madison equivalent, it will be transferred under that number.
*If you want credit abroad for any of the following courses pre-approval is strongly recommended:
- Principles courses 101, 102 or 111;
- Intermediate theory courses 301, 302, 311 or 312;
- Economic statistics courses 310 (or substitute) or 410
- Econ 109: Study Abroad in Introductory Economics
Introductory level class with no exact UW-Madison equivalent. The class is unlikely to have any
prerequisites.
Econ 109 does not require pre-approval but does not fulfill any of the requirements of the Economics
Major.
- Econ 309: Study Abroad in Intermediate Economics
Intermediate level class with no exact UW-Madison equivalent. The class has Introductory Microeconomics and/or Macroeconomics as prerequisites.
- Econ 409: Study Abroad in Advanced Economics