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According to an email sent to students last week from the department of economics&#039; undergraduate counselors, economics and business economics have been reclassified as STEM majors. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

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UCLA reclassifies economics, business economics majors as STEM majors

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This post was updated Nov. 7 at 12:20 a.m. Economics has arrived to South Campus. Economics and business economics majors have been reclassified as STEM majors, according to an email sent to students Oct.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/11/06/ucla-reclassifies-economics-business-economics-majors-as-stem-majors/

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UCLA reclassifies economics, business economics majors as STEM majors

By Sameera Pant

Nov. 6, 2019 3:27 p.m.