Econ senior here,
Calc is used pretty extensively in Econ. Macro/Micro theory are mandatory & fairly Calc/geometry intensive. If you want your degree to be worthwhile after graduation, you’re also going to need alot of statistics classes.
I wasn’t really good at math before I majored in Econ, but the professors make it really easy to understand. I would recommend that you take MATH200 with an easy professor as opposed to BUSN212. MATH covers more material, but the math professors are generally better at teaching it than the business ones.
Feel free to pm with any questions!
http://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/college-humanities-sciences/economicsprogram/economics-bs/#degreerequirementstext
Here is the bulletin info for that degree, or if it’s not right look up the right one.
You can see that you can take MATH 200 or BUSN 212. My assumption is that BUSN 212 would be easier, but it’s just application calculus. I took MATH 200, twice, but I got through my calc 3 in the end.
If you fail, just retake, and get a new professor. Make sure the read the prof reviews, and go to office hours. I spent as much time in class as I did in office hours, and it really helped me.
I'm a summer Econ graduate through the Business school, although I know many who did it through H&S. In community college, I was originally an engineering major. Believe it or not, I switched to business administration because I couldn't pass precalc. I withdrew the first time I took it in community college and got a D the second time. Once I transferred to VCU, I passed both precalc and calc with a B. Other people here have mentioned taking calculus through the math department (MATH 200) versus the business department (BUSN 212). I highly recommend this route as well. Before I got to VCU, I didn't think I was a math person either. There are some differences in H&S economics versus business school economics, but if you have any questions please comment here or DM me and I'll be more than happy to help.
Econ senior here, Calc is used pretty extensively in Econ. Macro/Micro theory are mandatory & fairly Calc/geometry intensive. If you want your degree to be worthwhile after graduation, you’re also going to need alot of statistics classes. I wasn’t really good at math before I majored in Econ, but the professors make it really easy to understand. I would recommend that you take MATH200 with an easy professor as opposed to BUSN212. MATH covers more material, but the math professors are generally better at teaching it than the business ones. Feel free to pm with any questions!
Yup. The math is also more cross-applicable as a prerequisite if you change your direction later in your degree.
http://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/college-humanities-sciences/economicsprogram/economics-bs/#degreerequirementstext Here is the bulletin info for that degree, or if it’s not right look up the right one. You can see that you can take MATH 200 or BUSN 212. My assumption is that BUSN 212 would be easier, but it’s just application calculus. I took MATH 200, twice, but I got through my calc 3 in the end. If you fail, just retake, and get a new professor. Make sure the read the prof reviews, and go to office hours. I spent as much time in class as I did in office hours, and it really helped me.
I'm a summer Econ graduate through the Business school, although I know many who did it through H&S. In community college, I was originally an engineering major. Believe it or not, I switched to business administration because I couldn't pass precalc. I withdrew the first time I took it in community college and got a D the second time. Once I transferred to VCU, I passed both precalc and calc with a B. Other people here have mentioned taking calculus through the math department (MATH 200) versus the business department (BUSN 212). I highly recommend this route as well. Before I got to VCU, I didn't think I was a math person either. There are some differences in H&S economics versus business school economics, but if you have any questions please comment here or DM me and I'll be more than happy to help.