Princeton University

Undergraduate Certificate

The short answer is: no.

Absolutely, so long as you have taken all necessary prerequisites courses, apply, and fulfill all the UCF requirements. In fact, more than half the UCF students major in a department other than Economics.

Here is a suggested course sequence:

Freshman Year Fall Term
ECO 101, MAT 103 (or the 2 semester version if your SAT test scores indicate insufficient preparation for MAT 103)

Freshman Year Spring Term
ECO 100, MAT 104

Sophomore Year Fall Term
ECO 202 (or equivalent such as ORF 245), MAT 200 (or the more advanced yearlong sequences during sophomore year MAT 201-202 or MAT 203-204)

Sophomore Year Spring Term
ECO 310

Junior Year Fall Term
ECO 362, 1 elective

Junior Year Spring Term
ECO 363, 1 elective

Senior Year Fall Term
1-2 electives, senior thesis

Senior Year Spring Term
1-2 electives, senior thesis

You should select your courses in April assuming that you are going to be admitted (see above the recommended course map for the Fall semester of the junior year). You will receive admission decisions by June 30. At that point you can change your course selection if need be.

You can drop from the UCF at any time.

You must take all courses (prerequisites, core and electives) that you intend to use to satisfy the certificate requirements for a letter grade. If you already took a course with the pass/fail option, you will have to retake the final exam in a current or future term (with the instructor’s permission) and obtain a letter grade.

In general, yes. But, you must get approval from the Dean of the College, from your department representative and from the UCF program representative.

In the past, several students have studied abroad for a year while successfully completing the UCF. You should consult with the UCF program representative about courses you wish to take for UCF credit. Note that most departments allow students to count up to four courses for departmental credit for the year. Also, grades received in courses taken abroad are not counted in calculating averages for departmental honors.

Yes, you have to take one of MAT 200 OR {MAT 201 AND MAT 202} OR {MAT 203 AND MAT 204}.

In general, students with an exceptional academic record will be allowed, with the permission of the UCF program representative, to take a 500 level course to satisfy part of their elective requirements.

Email the UCF program representative, Professor Harrison Hong, hhong@princeton.edu.