Economics Change Of Major

Change of Major Requirements for Current Students who entered Texas A&M before Fall 2026 

Students enrolled at Texas A&M University PRIOR to Fall 2026 must meet the following requirements to change majors to Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Economics.

All requirements must be met at the time of application. Change of major applications are not held for the end of term grade posting. All applications are reviewed prior to the end of term grades posting. 

GPA Requirements

• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA in Texas A&M coursework at time of application 
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA from all attempted ECON classes
  • All grades earned in Economics courses will be included when calculating your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses transferred to Texas A&M: grades earned by transfer are not factored into your TAMU GPA, however they are factored into your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses retaken: both grades earned will be factored [ex: ECON 202 C & ECON 202 TA] 

Course Requirements

• Completed ECON 203 with a C or better 
• Completed ECON 323 at Texas A&M with a B or better 
• Completed MATH 140 and MATH 142 (or equivalents) with a C or better

Required courses in progress are not reviewed for change of major admission. Applications with missing required coursework are automatically denied and not considered for a waiver.

Hours Requirement

• Completed a minimum of 30 graded hours at Texas A&M at time of application
  • 15 hours for Blinn TEAM students
• Maximum of 75 completed hours at time of application
  • Includes all college-level coursework completed after high school.
  • Students admitted to Texas A&M as First Years: excludes college hours earned prior to graduation from high school, through dual credit or credit by exam (AP), per Undergraduate Studies
  • Students Admitted to Texas A&M as Transfers: high school credit exclusion is voided.

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Requirements for Current Students who entered Texas A&M in fall 2026 or later

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees have different and very specific requirements. 

ECON Bachelor of Arts Change of Major Requirements

Students enrolled at Texas A&M University Fall 2026 or later must meet the following requirements to change majors to Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

All requirements must be met at the time of application. We do not “hold” applications for the end of term. Applications are reviewed prior to the end of term grades posting. 

GPA Requirements

• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA in Texas A&M coursework at time of application 
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA from all attempted ECON classes
  • All grades earned in Economics courses will be included when calculating your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses transferred to Texas A&M: grades earned by transfer are not factored into your TAMU GPA, however they are factored into your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses retaken: both grades earned will be factored [ex: ECON 202 C & ECON 202 TA] 

Course Requirements

• Completed ECON 203 with a C or better 
• Completed ECON 323 at Texas A&M with a B or better 
• Completed MATH 140 and MATH 142 (or equivalents) with a C or better

Required courses in progress are not reviewed for change of major admission. Applications with missing required coursework are automatically denied and not considered for a Waiver.

Hours Requirement

• Completed a minimum of 30 graded hours at Texas A&M at time of application
  • 15 hours for Blinn TEAM students
• Maximum of 75 completed hours at time of application
  • Includes all college-level coursework completed after high school.
  • Students admitted to Texas A&M as First Years: excludes college hours earned prior to graduation from high school, through dual credit or credit by exam (AP), per Undergraduate Studies
  • Students Admitted to Texas A&M as Transfers: high school credit exclusion is voided.

ECON Bachelor of Science Change of Major Requirements

Students enrolled at Texas A&M University Fall 2026 or later must meet the following requirements to change majors to Bachelor of Science in Economics.

Transfer Students who started at Texas A&M University Fall 2026 or after are NOT eligible for the BS ECON Degree. See the ECON Bachelor of Arts Change of Major Requirements for Current Students who entered Texas A&M in fall 2026 or later.

All requirements must be met at the time of application. We do not “hold” applications for the end of term. Applications are reviewed prior to the end of term grades posting.

GPA Requirements

• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA in Texas A&M coursework at time of application 
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA from all attempted ECON classes
  • All grades earned in Economics courses will be included when calculating your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses transferred to Texas A&M: grades earned by transfer are not factored into your TAMU GPA, however they are factored into your Economics GPA
  • Economics courses retaken: both grades earned will be factored [ex: ECON 202 C & ECON 202 TA] 

Course Requirements

• Completed ECON 203 with a C or better 
• Completed ECON 323 at Texas A&M with a B or better 
• Completed MATH 151 and MATH 52 (or equivalents) with a C or better
• Completed at least 2 from the following options with a C or better:
  • ACCT 209/229, CSCE 110/111, ECON 3XX-4XX, ECMT 4XX

Required courses in progress are not reviewed for change of major admission. Applications with missing required coursework are automatically denied and not considered for a waiver.

Hours Requirement

• Completed a minimum of 30 graded hours at Texas A&M at time of application
  • 15 hours for Blinn TEAM students
• Maximum of 75 completed hours at time of application
  • Includes all college-level coursework completed after high school.
  • Students admitted to Texas A&M as First Years: excludes college hours earned prior to graduation from high school, through dual credit or credit by exam (AP), per Undergraduate Studies
  • Students Admitted to Texas A&M as Transfers: high school credit exclusion is voided.

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Waivers

Students not meeting ALL requirements have an opportunity to apply to change majors to Economics by utilizing the Waiver Request in the Howdy System. 

After carefully reading the Change of Major requirements for your desired degree, select the box indicating you are requesting a waiver for the program requirements and complete both essays. 

Essay Text: Thoroughly explain your desire to major in Economics. 

Waiver Text: Thoroughly explain why your application should be considered for approval despite not meeting the change of major requirements. Waiver Text should not be a copy/paste of the Essay Text. 

Incomplete applications are denied and not automatically considered for waivers. It is your responsibility to know the requirements and your eligibility status.  

• A waiver is a request and should not be treated as a guarantee
• Waivers are considered on a case by case basis, with consideration given to time to degree and remaining coursework
• Students with more than 75 hours but less than 90 hours at the time of application may submit a waiver.
• Waiver requests for missing or in progress coursework are automatically denied without review. 
• A waiver denial is a final answer from the Department. Follow-up inquiries questioning the decision are not considered or answered.

DISCLAIMER: The Economics Change of Major requirements are subject to change at any time without notice. Information is updated as changes occur. Ultimately, it is the student’s responsibility to verify eligibility prior to applying.