Important Changes
At UBC there are a number of courses from other departments and faculties which overlap significantly with Economics courses. As a result, we recognize these as substitutable courses for certain admissions, graduation, and credit requirements. On this page, we provide a list of approved substitutes for certain requirements. There are three types of requirements:
- First, admissions requirements: courses which are required for admission to Economics programs.
- Second, graduation requirements: courses which are required by Economics students in order to graduate.
- Third, credit requirements: courses which contribute to the total credits at different levels which Economics students require in order to graduate.
One type of substitute does not fulfill any other requirement unless specifically mentioned. This means that it is important for you to carefully check the courses you wish to substitute before registration, including the required credits at different levels.
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List of Approved Substitutes
This is a list of approved substitutes for UBC-Vancouver’s Economics application and program requirements. This list is valid until the end of the 2024/2025 academic year; as the curriculum and content of courses changes over time, we revise this list periodically and reserve the right to make adjustments in future years.
If you wish to inquire about substitutes for non-ECON courses (for example, to meet the MATH or writing requirements for admission), please contact the department offering the requirement. For the Arts Writing Component, contact Arts Advising.
| Approved Substitute | Economics Course | Graduation Substitute? | Admission Substitute? | Credit Substitute? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECON_V 310 | ECON_V 101 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only grants lower-level ECON credit, not upper-level. |
| FRST_V 101 | ECON_V 101 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| LFS_V 101 | ECON_V 101 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| ECON_V 311 | ECON_V 102 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only grants lower-level ECON credit, not upper-level. |
| ECON_V 100 | ECON_V 101 and 102 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ECON_V 315 | ECON_V 301 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| COMM_V 295 | ECON_V 301 | Yes | Yes | No | Students must take ECON 303 if substituted. |
| ECON_O 204 (UBC-O) | ECON_V 301 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only grants lower-level credit, not upper-level. |
| ECON_V 309 | ECON_V 302 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ECON_O 205 (UBC-0) | ECON_V 302 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only grants lower-level credit, not upper-level. |
| ECON_V 316 | ECON_V 303 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ECON_V 327 | ECON_V 325 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| STAT_V 200 | ECON_V 325 | Yes | Yes | No | Student must take an additional 3.0 credits of ECON 3xx/4xx. |
| STAT_V 241 | ECON_V 325 | Yes | Yes | No | Student must take an additional 3.0 credits of ECON 3xx/4xx. |
| STAT_V 251 | ECON_V 325 | Yes | Yes | No | Student must take an additional 3.0 credits of ECON 3xx/4xx. |
| COMM_V 291/191 | ECON_V 325 | Yes | Yes | No | Students must take ECON 398 if substituted. |
| ECON_V 328 | ECON_V 326 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| STAT_V 306 | ECON_V 326 | Yes | Yes | No | Student must take ECON 398 if substituted. |
| LFS_V 252 | ECON_V 326 | Yes | Yes | No | Student must take ECON 398 if substituted. |
| FRE_V 374 | ECON_V 374 | N/A | Yes | No | Cross-listed with ECON and FRE; credit is granted only once under one code. |
| PHIL_V 362 | ECON_V 318 | N/A | Yes | No | Cross-listed with ECON and PHIL; credit is granted only once under one code. |
| PHIL_V 363 | ECON_V 319 | N/A | Yes | No | Cross-listed with ECON and PHIL; credit is granted only once under one code. |
Notes
- We do not recognize COMM_V 290/190, POLI_V 380, and SOCI_V 328 as approved substitutes for ECON 325.
- The department of Mathematics only recognizes UBC-O’s MATH_O 116 as equivalent to MATH_V 100 if taken after 2025W1. UBC-O’s MATH_O 116 and 142 a do not satisfy any UBC-V ECON application or program requirements if taken before 2025W1.
- We do not recognize UBC-O ECON_O 295 and ECON_O 391 as approved substitutes for any UBC-V ECON application or program requirements.
- We have changed our requirements and no longer recognize STAT_V 203 as an approved substitute for ECON_V 325.
- For substituted with conditions (e.g., “must take ECON_V 398 if substituted”) this substitution can occur after the course is used for admission, but must occur before graduating.