Complete the Math Preparation and placement process. You can review your math skills for free to prepare you for placement or your next course. It takes up to three business days for ALEKS PPL placement to be posted in your student record. Completing the assessment by August 1 will ensure your placement is posted before enrollment begins for fall.
Review the General Catalog, especially the sample academic plans and major qualification policy.
MATH 3 or MATH 2 (depending on placement)
We advise students to wait until winter or spring to take ECON 1 or 2, since it is crucial they do well in these classes, in addition to their first quarter of calculus (AM 11A) for admittance into the major.
Because the grade in calculus is included in the qualification to the major, students should be sure they are well prepared to take this course.
Additional considerations when developing your first quarter enrollment plan can be found in the First Quarter Enrollment Advising Guide 2025-26.
Lisa Morgan and Catherine Newcomb
(831) 459-5028 or econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu
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