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Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA should classify economics as a science program, not an arts one

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UCLA seems to believe that taking cumbersome calculus- and statistics-based classes every quarter qualifies as an arts degree. Economics and business economics are considered Bachelor of Arts degree programs, even though the two majors put a heavy emphasis on mathematics.

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Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA should classify economics as a science program, not an arts one

By Avvalzameer Bhatia

May 31, 2018 8:42 p.m.