ECON Placement Information

Economics Placement Code

YOUR IB, A-LEVEL, OR OTHER QUALIFYING TRANSFER SCORES MUST BE ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT RECORD PRIOR TO YOU RECEIVING A PLACEMENT CODE. 

Is receiving a placement code in economics the same as receiving credit? No. The purpose of placement codes is merely to aid with registration. Once the placement code is entered on the students record, there is no need to continually request prerequisite overrides. Please refer to the International Baccalaureate/A-Levels section of the economics department requirements to see how Higher Level (HL) IB and A-Level scores are applied to the major requirements.

A placement code for Higher Level (HL) IB is entered by the Registrar’s Office after students submit their IB HL certificates. Therefore, students with IB HL should reach out to the Registrar’s Office and do not need to submit the request form mentioned below to the Economics Department.

Those who fit into one of the following categories, will need to complete the Economics Placement Code Request Form to see if you qualify for a placement code to help Banner recognize you have met both the ECON 0150 and ECON 0155 prerequisites for the purposes of registration.

• Students who have earned a grade of B or higher on their A-Level economics exam.
• Student with transfer credit(s) from another university that can be used as an econ course equivalent for any of the following courses: ECON 0111, ECON 0150, ECON 0155.
• Students who have transfer credits that meet both the intro macro (ECON 0150) and intro micro (ECON 0155) requirements.
• Students who have completed one intro course at Middlebury and transferred in the other intro course credit.

Please note that approved ECON placement code requests will be made by the academic coordinator once each semester prior to each semester’s registration period. 

INCOMING FIRST YEARS with A-Level scores, and INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS who have taken intro micro and intro micro at another university should complete the Economics Placement Code Request Form by November 24.