Texas Economics Association

Meet one another!

Please greet the people around you!Ask them what their majors are, make “casual conversation”

The meeting will begin shortly.

Texas Economics AssociationGeneral Meeting #1

Today’s speaker:Ms. Sarah Herndon

Economics Advising OfficeChanges in 2010-2011 Catalog

Our 25 th year!!

Meet the officers

What is the TEA?• Social• Philanthropic• Professional• Academic

What’s new this year?Tutoring high school students

• Gonzaga HS needs tutors

Economics Company Night• Professional committee will lead

Research advising contacts• Online research guide and professor

network• Dallas Federal Reserve Conference

Committees, leadership positions• For your resume/sharing the load!

How to join?Membership dues:

• $30/semester, $60/year with t-shirt

Active membership:• 8 points throughout the year (meetings/event

attendance)

Committee membership:• Apply to individual officers, more info coming

Officer elections:• Open to active members only

Join

Questions?

And now…

Ms. Sarah HerndonTEA Advising Liaison

on

Catalog changes in 2010/2011

Department of EconomicsUndergraduate Advising Office

BRB 1.114(512)471-2973

Walk-ins: M-F 8a-4:30padvisor@eco.utexas.edu

http://blogs.utexas.edu/ecoadvising/www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/economics/

Strategic Advising

Available starting Wednesday, September 15th

Schedule starting Monday, September 13th

plan to graduation/minors/double majorsstudy abroad/internships/honors/eco programsstudent organizations/graduate school/career

From the Dean’s Office

Official Degree Checks: Spring 2011 Grads(512)471-4271 or GEB 2.200

Scholarship information on website

The 10-12 Economics Catalog

Common Questions

We don’t have to take Calculus III anymore?

Do I have to switch?

Am I eligible?

What is a catalog?

• Catalog: a set of requirements revised every two years outlining what it takes to get a degree

• When you enrolled at UT, you were placed into a catalog –probably 06-08 or 08-10

What makes 10-12 different?

• Changes to the University Core

• Changes to Liberal Arts Requirements

• Changes to the Economics Major

What makes 10-12 different?University Core Requirements

• New courses approved for 10-12 Core

• These courses will grandfather back to the 08-10 catalog

• However, any courses removed from 08-10 will not count for 10-12

What makes 10-12 different?University Core: New Courses

• American & Texas Government– GOV 312P, GOV 312R

• American History– HIS 315G, HIS 350R, HIS 373C

• Social & Behavioral Sciences– ECO 301 (will not count toward ECO major), CTI 302, CTI 365, RS 310

• Mathematics– SSC 302, M 408N, M 408R

• Science & Technology, Part I– BIO 315H, BIO 326M, NSC 306J, NSC 306K, NSC 306L, NSC 309

• Science & Technology, Part II– EE 302, EE 306

• Visual & Performing Arts– CC 301, CC 302, CC 303, CC 307C, CC 317, CTI 350, CTI 351, RTF 305, RTF 314, RTF 316, VAS 320

What makes 10-12 different?Core: Removed Courses

• American History–HIS 366R, HIS 366S

• Science & Technology, Part II–All Math

• Visual & Performing Arts–All ENS & performance courses, MUS

201J, MUS 201K

What makes 10-12 different?Liberal Arts Requirement

• General Culture requirement replaced by CEHET (Cultural Expression, Human Experience, & Thought)

• See list of approved courses

What makes 10-12 different?Within the Economics Major

• M 408M is not required

• ECO 341K is required

• A total of 28 hours of Economics is required

Will this affect me?

• Currently enrolled students can stay in their current catalog or switch to 10-12

• Speak to an advisor if you want to see how your four-year plan would look in each scenario

I’d like to switch! How can I?

• You can switch in Fall 2010

• Catalog change requests are processed by the Economics Advisors & the Liberal Arts Student Division in GEB 2.200

What about ECO 420K?

• M 408M is no longer a pre-requisite

• Even if you stay in your current catalog, you can take ECO 420K without completing M 408M first– M408M must still be completed before graduation

for 08-10 & earlier

Can I talk to an advisor?

• Call (512)471-2973 to schedule an appt

• Department of Economics Undergraduate Advising Center BRB 1.114 Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Thank you!