Semester 1fall
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from Boston College’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
A suggested order for the 52 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 1 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.
Semester 1fall
Semester 2spring
Semester 3fall
Semester 4spring
Semester 5fall
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ECON coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ECON work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 52 ECON and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 34 more ECON courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ECON, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
For CSOM Classes of 2023 and 20241 required · verify with the official sheet
For CSOM Classes of 2023 and 2024 All Carroll School of Management students (CSOM), regardless of their area of concentration, are required to take Principles of Economics (ECON1101) and Statistics (BZAN/OPER1135 or ECON1151). The CSOM classes of 2023 and 2024 may chose Economics as an area of conce
Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
These are a series of 2-credit half-semester courses that introduce students to the basic concepts of environmental science from a variety of perspectives and professors, with the specific goal of providing students with a foundation for further interdisciplinary study of environmental issues. Stud
Requirements for Mathematics B.A.5 required · verify with the official sheet
Requirements for Mathematics B.A. The Mathematics B.A. major requires completion of at least 33 credits, including: With the approval of the Assistant Chair for Undergraduate Programs, advanced students may omit required courses, substituting 3 credits in MATH courses numbered 4000 or higher for eac
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: ECON 2201
Gateway: ECON 2228
Gateway: ECON 2202
The deepest prerequisite chains in ECON. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at ECON 3303
3 courses deep, ending at ECON 3324
3 courses deep, ending at ECON 3360
3 courses deep, ending at ECON 3370
Requirements for Mathematics B.S.6 required · verify with the official sheet
Requirements for Mathematics B.S. The Mathematics B.S. major requires completion of at least 36 credits, including: With the approval of the Assistant Chair for Undergraduate Programs, advanced students may omit required courses, substituting 3 credits in MATH courses numbered 4000 or higher for eac
Majors in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Geological Sciences3 required · verify with the official sheet
Majors in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Geological Sciences In your first semester of freshman year, enroll in MATH1102 Calculus I (Math/Science Majors), MATH1103 Calculus II (Math/Science Majors), or MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus. If you have had a solid year of calculus,
Majors in Life and Social Science (E.g., Biology, Neuroscience, Economics, Management) and all Premedical students1 required · verify with the official sheet
Majors in Life and Social Science (E.g., Biology, Neuroscience, Economics, Management) and all Premedical students Enroll in your first semester of freshman year in one of the Calculus courses MATH1100 (Calculus I), MATH1101 (Calculus II), or MATH2202 (Multivariable Calculus). If you have had a soli
Other Students4 required · verify with the official sheet
Other Students For all other students seeking to fulfill the Core requirement in mathematics, you may take a Core-level mathematics course at any time—it need not be (and sometimes simply cannot be) completed right away in freshman year. You certainly have the option to elect a Calculus course for t
Requirements44 required · verify with the official sheet
Computational Corequisite For all B.S. students, participation in research in a laboratory setting (e.g., enrolling in Senior Thesis) is strongly recommended.
Requirements51 required · verify with the official sheet
Computational Corequisite For all B.S. students, participation in research in a laboratory setting (e.g., enrolling in Senior Thesis) is strongly recommended.
Requirements78 required · verify with the official sheet
Computation (6 Credits) Cognitive Neuroscience (3 Credits) Systems Neuroscience (3 Credits) Electives (18 Credits, excluding laboratory credits) Praxis (3 credits) *Students may conduct research with any faculty member, including those conducting neuroscience research outside of the department. Pro
All ECON courses in the Boston College catalog
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Use your school emailInstructors on ECON sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.
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