ECON and APEC Majors & Medials QED Looking forward to the FINAL year of your degree plan: WHAT’S NEXT?

Undergraduate Studies Office: Who We Are Dr. Ian Keay, Undergraduate Chair Economics ikeay@econ.queensu.ca Dr. Ian Cromb, Undergraduate Chair July 1 crombi@econ.queensu.ca Jennine Ball, UG Assistant/Adviser ballj@econ.queensu.ca

Important Dates 2018-19 Your Deadlines May 1: Application for Seminars Due June 21: Seminar Descriptions Posted July 3: Seminar Choices Submitted July 9: Students enrolled in seminars July 16-25: Registration

Requirements Both BAH Majors and Medials: Majors (APEC/ECON): Minimum cumulative GPA = 1.9 Interested in doing a Thesis (4.0 econ GPA) Please speak to the undergraduate chair about approval Majors (APEC/ECON): Completion of ECON 310, 320*, 351 30 units of ECON with minimum GPA = 2.6 *Recommended but not required for APEC students Medials: Completion of ECON 310 or 320 or 351 18 units of ECON with minimum GPA = 2.6 Eligible for final year in second concentration

Important Information http://www.econ.queensu.ca/academics/undergraduate LINK to Information for Honours Fourth-Year Class 2018-19 Dates; Courses Offered; Plan Charts; Application for Seminars Seminar Descriptions; Selection Form; FAQs; Help Zone Seminar Selection – mid June Link emailed to you with updated descriptions and click to submit selection form. Seminar Selection Deadline: July 3 (Selections entered for you prior to summer registration NOT on SOLUS by you) Admission Priority to Seminars – ranked by ECON GPA 1st choice goes to students with highest ECON GPA

Registration and Degree Requirements DO NOT use “Plan by my Requirements” feature on SOLUS – information provided is inaccurate and confusing. ALWAYS use the “Academic Advisement Report” feature on SOLUS – accurately shows you what you have completed and what you still need to complete to graduate! To search SOLUS for on-line courses, change the “Career Type” from “Undergraduate” to “Distance”. Jennine is available in the UG Studies office by email only throughout the registration period (July 10-28). Do not phone!

2018-19 400-Level Courses Fall Term (tentative): 411 Topics in Microeconomics 425 International Trade Theory 437 Cost-Benefit Analysis 440 Public Economics 445 Industrial Organization 452 Applied Econometrics

Winter Term (tentative): 422 Monetary Economics 423 Topics in Financial Economics 426 International Macroeconomics (Finance focus) 435/835 Development Economics (grad level) 452 Applied Econometrics

Honours Seminars (tentative) 4 different topic areas in each term. Seminar topic areas will be available June 21 (approx.) Seminar topics and instructors are not necessarily the same every year.

Other Fourth Year Highlights Juanita Dennie (QED Career Placement) will be organizing career info sessions in early September and emailing you throughout the year about job opportunities. denniej@econ.queensu.ca Career Services will have sessions on resume/cover letter and interview skills. Take advantage of these opportunities! The Annual 4th Year Dinner will be held in November at the Delta Waterfront. This is an event to remember!

Applying to Graduate Schools Law Schools, other options LSAT, GMAT, GRE are ideally completed in the summer prior to 4th year. Many graduate programs are available, not just Economics. MFE at U of T is very popular JD programs include Law + ECON JD/MA. Queen’s and U of T Law School Deadline November. You must be eligible and accepted in both the MA ECON and Law

Questions? Jennine Ball, UG Assistant/Adviser ballj@econ.queensu.ca Before July 1, 2018 Prof. Ian Keay, UG Chair Economics ikeay@econ.queensu.ca After July 1, 2018 Prof. Ian Cromb, UG Chair Economics