Economics majors who wish to study overseas should begin the advising process as early as possible in order to determine the proper sequencing of courses to ensure they can include a summer or semester abroad into their plans. It should be noted that students must meet prerequisite requirements for their overseas institution.
Tell your academic advisor that you are interested in study abroad at each registration appointment. Together, identify the best terms to go abroad, based on the courses in your four-year-plan. Some things to consider for ECC majors:
Economics courses are fairly abundant abroad. Consider courses that focus on your host-country and region.
ECO 3108 is a good course to save for abroad for ECO majors looking to maximize their credits abroad”
- ECO will allow two courses toward their major requirement.
- For VSB majors, since ECO 3108 is considered part of the core 'arts' curricula, it is possible to take 3 economics courses while abroad assuming one of those is ECO 3108.
- IB Co-Majors: a minimum of 6 credits of programming abroad must be completed (semester, summer or combination of two May-term programs) to fulfill requirements for the IB Co-major.
Search the OEA Course Approval History database to select from more than 3,000 study abroad courses that have already been pre-approved for liberal education requirements and a growing list of technical courses.
The Course Approval History database is not all-inclusive and students can work with an OEA advisor to submit additional courses for review.
Don't forget - VSB has a list of policies and limitations specifically focused on study abroad. Make sure you're aware of these as you plan your overseas experience.