BA Economics at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

The Department of Economics at UC Davis trains students from diverse backgrounds in pursuit of solutions to society’s most pressing economic problems using research and interdisciplinary ideas at the frontier of knowledge. Economics majors all complete core courses that include principles, intermediate theory, quantitative methods and economic history. In addition to these core courses, students are free to take a variety of classes according to their own individual interests across the discipline.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: Economics | Duration: 64 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 64 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter components. Required courses include ECN 001A Principles of Microeconomics; ECN 001AV Principles of Microeconomics; ECN 001AY Principles of Microeconomics; ECN 001BV Principles of Macroeconomics Statistics; STA 013 Elementary Statistics.

Career pathways

Internships for economics majors have been arranged at banks, brokerages, other business enterprises, and governmental units. The internships must complement the student's course work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Letters & Science; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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