There are three necessary steps for declaring the Economics major:

1. On Garnet Gateway, declare your intention to major in Economics.

2. Complete the Economics Major Declaration Survey. You must be logged into your Bates email account in order for the form to work correctly. This form asks you to provide a detailed plan for completing the major. The Department Co-chairs will review your form. If your plan appears sound, they will contact you to 1) assign you an academic advisor, and 2) offer you an optional meeting to address any questions or concerns. The Department Co-chairs will also contact you if they have any concerns about your plan.

Your academic advisor is a contact person in the department for you to discuss questions or concerns with. While we do take your preferences into account when assisting academic advisors, the assignments will also aim to distribute advising load across the Economic faculty evenly. Some faculty members will be unavailable due to full advising loads or scheduled leaves for the College. Your academic advisor is distinct from your eventual thesis advisor.

3. Reach out to your academic advisor to complete the process.