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Advising

The department has Faculty Directors for each of its graduate programs as well as a staff advisor.

Major
Director
Email
Economics
Michael Hutchison
hutch@ucsc.edu
Global Economics
Joshua Aizenman
jaizen@ucsc.edu
Business Management Economics
Daniel Friedman
dan@ucsc.edu
Undergraduate Advisor
Lisa Morgan
econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu
Undergraduate Advisor
Inga Tromba
econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu
Graduate Advisor
Sandra Reebie
econ_grad_coor@ucsc.edu

These individuals are responsible for resolving all issues related to advising including the following:

  • determining the acceptance of transfer courses
  • satisfaction of major requirements
  • determining honors in the major
  • handling curricular matters

In addition to the Directors and Staff Advisors, all other economics faculty are available to advise students in any major program. Students are strongly encouraged to visit the department and avail themselves of these resources.

Interested in declaring a major in Economics?

2009-10 Economics GPA Appeal Deadlines

The department conducts a Major Orientation at the beginning of Fall quarter, and we participate in the campus Summer Orientation Program.

Undergraduate Staff Advisor Drop-in Advising hours:
Monday - Friday 10:00AM - 3:30PM

ONLY if you have already attended a Declaration of Major Advising Session

NO DROP-IN ADVISING FOR:
  • Declaration of Major (see Declaration of Major Session Schedule below for times)
  • Graduation Checks (available on student portal)

Declaration of Major Advising Sessions:
All Sessions are held in Engineering 2, room 406
2009-10 Declaration of Major Session Schedule

Please Note: You are advised to bring verification of your grades in ECON 1 & 2 to the Declaration of Major Advising Session. If you do not bring the verification, your form could be delayed up to 48 hours.

If you are DECLARING YOUR MAJOR, any of the following Faculty Advisors can assist you and sign off on your petition.

Before meeting with your faculty advisor, you will need to:

  1. Fill out your name and contact information.
  2. Fill out your proposed major.
  3. Fill out the courses you have already completed toward the major.
  4. Either on the declaration form itself or on a separate piece of paper, fill in the courses you will be taking to complete the major beginning with the current quarter. The Department (401 Engineering 2) has schedule planners available on the counter.

FACULTY ADVISORS

Name
Office
Phone
Email
* Aizenman, Joshua
463 E2
9-4791
jaizen@ucsc.edu
* Cheng, Ai-Ru
433 E2
9-2381
archeng@ucsc.edu
* Cheung, Yin-Wong
435 E2
9-4247
cheung@ucsc.edu
* Dobkin, Carlos
441 E2
9-2079
cdobkin@ucsc.edu
* Dooley, Michael
471 E2
9-3662
mpd@ucsc.edu
* Elbaum, Bernie
431 E2
9-4248
lbaum@ucsc.edu
* Fairlie, Rob
443 E2
9-3332
rfairlie@ucsc.edu
*Flannery, Mary
423 E2
9-5241
flannery@ucsc.edu
* Friedman, Dan
417 E2
9-4981
dan@ucsc.edu
* Fung, K.C.
451 E2
9-3273
kcfung@ucsc.edu
* Gil, Ricard
445 E2
9-4924
rgil@ucsc.edu
* Hutchison, Michael
473 E2
9-2600
hutch@ucsc.edu
* Kletzer, Kenneth
461 E2
9-3407
kkletzer@ucsc.edu
* Kletzer, Lori
401E E2
9-3596
lkletzer@ucsc.edu
* McCalman, Phillip
447 E2
9-4381
mccalman@ucsc.edu
* Oprea, Ryan
415 E2
9-5697
roprea@ucsc.edu
Poole, Jennifer
437 E2
9-5397
jpoole@ucsc.edu
Ravenna, Federico
459 E2
9-2647
fravenna@ucsc.edu
Robinson, Jonathan
457 E2
9-5618
jmrtwo@ucsc.edu
* Shepherd, Robert
411 E2
9-5080
shep@ucsc.edu
* Singh, Nirvikar
421 E2
9-4093
boxjenk@ucsc.edu
* Spearot, Alan
453 E2
9-1530
aspearot@ucsc.edu
* Walsh, Carl
647 E2
9-4082
walshc@ucsc.edu
* Wittman, Donald
407 E2
9-4445
wittman@ucsc.edu
Wu, Thomas
465 E2
9-4445
thomaswu@ucsc.edu
* Yan, Huibin
419 E2
9-4445
hyan@ucsc.edu

*Only Ladder Rank Faculty can sign petitions or advise in the Declaration of Major process.