AP and Other Policies

Study Abroad. Courses taken abroad count toward the major only if approved by your advisor. Be sure to work this out with your advisor well before you go abroad.

Summer Courses. Except for 180.101 and 180.102 taken in JHU Summer Programs (which do count), summer courses generally do not count toward the major. Exceptions can be granted only in rare circumstances, and we strongly urge you to seek prior approval.

AP Policy. Students who use credits to satisfy the 180.101 Elements of Macroeconomics and 180.102 Elements of Microeconomics requirements must take additional courses to reach a total of ten courses in the department to complete an Economics Major or six courses for a Minor.

• Macro. Students who score a 5 on the Macro AP exam may place out of Elements of Macroeconomics (180.101), and they receive University credit for this course.
• Micro. Students who score a 5 on the Micro AP exam are invited to give a brief informal demonstration of their knowledge; if this is satisfactory, such students may place out of Elements of Microeconomics (180.102), and they receive University credit for this course. To take this diagnostic test, stop in and see Professor Bruce Hamilton