BA with a Major in Economics

Major in Economics

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BA with a Major in Economics (.pdf)
BA with a Major in Economics

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics, or ECON 1100, Principles of Microeconomics 3
ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
LANG 2040, Foreign Language (intermediate)³ 3
MATH 1650, Pre-Calculus or MATH 1600, College Mathematics with Calculus⁴ 5
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
Total 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 3550, Intermediate Micro-Theory 3
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
CSCI¹ 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 4020, Money and Financial Institutions 3
MATH 1680, Elementary Probability and Statistics, or MSCI 3700 Statistical Analysis I 3
ECON Elective (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁵ 3
Oral Communication² 3
Total 15

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON Elective (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values⁸ 3
Total 18

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 1100, Principles of Microeconomics, or ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGL 1320, College Writing I⁶ 3
LANG 2050, Foreign Language (intermediate)³ 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Visual and Performing Arts⁷ 3
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 3560, Intermediate Macro-Theory 3
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Understanding of Ideas and Values⁸ 3
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 4510, History of Economic Thought 3
ECON Elective (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Laboratory Science⁹4
Wellness¹¹ 2-3
Total 15-16

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON Elective (advanced) 3
Elective ¹⁶ 3
Elective ¹⁶ 3
Elective 3
Elective 4
Total 16

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester. Some courses may require prerequisites not listed. See Arts and Sciences folding key (#2) after page 208 for footnotes.

Summary of Degree Requirements:

Economics (24 advanced): 30
Core:
English 12
United States History 6
Political Science 6
Science 12
Mathematics/Management Science 6-9
Wellness 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values 6
Philosophy 3
Foreign Language or 6 additional hours of Mathematics: 6
Oral Communication: 3
Computer Science: 3

Note:

30 hours of ECON must include 1100-1110, 3550, 3560, 4020 and 4510.
42 hours of the 128 hours must be advanced.Course selections must be approved by an undergraduate adviser.

Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Economics

Majors must complete at least 30 hours in economics, including ECON 1100-1110, 3550, 3560, 4020 and 4510. MATH 1600 or 1650 and 1680 are required.

All course selections must be approved by an undergraduate adviser or the department chair.

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Major in Economics