How do I know if I am making good progress towards the completion of my economics major?

In general, you should complete Principles of economics and your math requirements in your freshman year. In your sophomore year you should complete the two intermediate level theory courses and your statistics requirement. If you have completed these requirements by the fall of your junior year then you will have two full years to finish econometrics (do it as early as possible), take your electives (and you will have a wide selection to choose from over the two years) and your senior seminar (or two). You will be able to easily accommodate studying abroad for at least one semester in this schedule. Finally, if you decide you want to continue studying in economics in graduate school this schedule will leave you plenty of room to complete your major and take the necessary upper level math and statistics courses (see the Graduate School section).