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Business Economics

Admission to the Business Economics Major

  • You must apply for admission to the Economics major before you complete 18 credits toward the major. You must be admitted to the economics major to register for some upper-level courses and to graduate with an economics major.

  • Once you are accepted as an economics major, you can receive specialized, one-on-one advising from school faculty or staff.

  • Minimum requirements: We encourage you to apply as soon as you have completed at least 10 credits toward the major.

  • If you are a transfer student: Apply before you complete 18 credits in the economics major OR during your first semester at UW-Stevens Point.

  • Exceptions: If you wish to request consideration of exceptional circumstances, do so in writing to the Sentry School Admissions Committee.

Academic Standards for Business Economics

To graduate with a major or minor in economics, successfully complete all required courses in the major or minor and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or higher in all your major/minor courses. See Academic Standards for the Sentry School of Business and Economics for more information on GPA requirements and for the Sentry School of Business and Economics repeat policy.