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B.S. in Business Economics (ECON-BS-003. Formerly EN30) 

The Bachelor of Science in Business Economics (ECON-BS-003. Formerly EN30), offered with the Rady School of Management, consists of two halves, one consisting of Economics courses on economic and econometric theory, the other consisting of Management courses that do not build on the Economics courses. It requires 22 courses, more than any other Economics major. 

The University will stop accepting new students into the current Business Economics B.S. starting in Fall 2028. Students who enroll in the major before then will be able to complete it as currently structured. The Economics Department is actively working on developing a successor major that trains students in the application of economics to business and offers continued access to Rady School classes. In the meantime, the Economics Department encourages current students with interests in economics and business to pursue one of the Economics Department’s other majors combined with a specialized Rady School minor (e.g., Accounting or Finance). With this combination, students learn how to apply the tools of economics to business and develop marketable expertise in a specific business field.

FAQs on Proposed Sunset of EN30 and Reform of Business Economics

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To receive a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Economics:
  • Students must have a minimum 2.0 major GPA in order to graduate. 
  • All major requirements, both lower division and upper division, must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a C- or better. 
  • All upper division major requirements must be at least 4 units. Classes lower than 4 units will not count toward your upper division major requirements. 
  • You must remain within the residency requirement for this major, which is: No more than one upper division Economics course and one upper division Rady School course may be taken externally from UC San Diego and be counted toward the major.

Note: F-1 students with an ECON-BS-003 (Formerly EN30) major are eligible to apply for STEM OPT and extend the employment authorization benefits (approved March 2021). Current F-1 regulations allow for 12 months of OPT and an additional 24 months (total of 36 months) of OPT for those in STEM qualified fields. Visit the OPT webpage for details and updates. ECON-BS-003 (Formerly EN30), Business Economics major is under the 52.1399 CIP code.

Focus of the Major

The Business Economics major will train students to operate within firms and to understand how firms operate within markets. Training in core economics disciplines (microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics) will teach students how firms interact with markets, how economies function, and how to extract insights from data. Training in core business disciplines (accounting, finance, management, marketing, operations, strategy) will teach students how to perform various functions inside businesses. Electives will deepen students' skillsets after core training is complete.

With an understanding of economic fundamentals and functions of businesses, students will graduate with the knowledge required for their first day on the job as well as the skills needed to predict and respond effectively to future changes in their industry, the workplace and the world.

Please see our program FAQs to learn more about the major.

Requirements

  • Major requirements checklist (PDF)
  • Recommended Economics electives for Business Economics majors (PDF)

Four Year Plan

Two Year Plan

Business and Economics Mentoring Program (BEMP)

  • More Information (PDF)