B.S. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ECONOMICS

NOTES: Economics majors will take ECON 2106 instead of ECON 2100 in Area E. Economics majors may take 1261 to complete Area A or D, and MATH 1260 or 2600 to complete Area D. If these courses are used in Area A or D, the remaining hours required in Area F may be completed by taking additional 1000-4000 level electives.

Areas A-E (See Core Section of this Catalog)

42 semester hours

Area F

18 semester hours

1.

ECON 2105

Principles of Macroeconomics

(3 hours)

2.

MATH 1260

Survey of Calculus

or Calculus I (3-4 hours)**

OR 3 hours of 1000-4000 level electives if MATH 1260 or 1261 is used in Area A or D

(3 hours)**

3.

MATH 2600

Probability and Statistics or 3 hours of 1000-4000 level electives if MATH 2600 is used in Area D.

(3 hours)**

4.

CSCI 1000

Introduction to Computer Science

(3 hours)

or CSCI 1301

Computer Science I

(3 hours)

or CBIS 2215

Introduction to Computers in Business

(3 hours)

5.

Electives (choose two; if PHIL 2200 was used in Area C, it cannot be used in this area):

(6 hours)

 

PHIL 2250, Logic & Critical Thinking

(3 hours)

 

RHET 1110, Public Speaking

(3 hours)

 

PHIL 2200, Survey of Philosophy***

(3 hours)

Economics Major Requirements*

60 semester hours

Economics Courses**

30 semester hours

ECON 3220

International Trade

(3 hours)

ECON 3600

Intermediate Microeconomics

(3 hours)

 

(Prerequisites: ECON 2105 and 2106)

 

ECON 3800

Intermediate Macroeconomics

(3 hours)

 

(Prerequisites: ECON 2105 and 2106)

 

ECON 4340

Introductory Econometrics

(3 hours)

 

(Prerequisites: ECON 3600 &

MATH 2600)

 

ECON 4990

Senior Seminar

(3 hours)

 

(Prerequisite: ECON 3600 and 3800)

 

Five 3000-4000 level ECON courses

(15 hours)

*NOTE:

A 2.5 or higher GPA is required in all ECON courses used to satisfy the graduation requirements.

**NOTE:

Unless otherwise indicated, prerequisites for these courses are ECON 2105 & 2106, or ECON 2100.

Electives

30 semester hours

Choose ANY courses.*

*Some of these courses must be 3000 or 4000 level, so that you have at least 39 upper-level hours before graduation. You are encouraged to use these hours to complete a second major or a minor field of study. If you are planning graduate work in economics, you are advised to take as many of the following MATH courses (in order of preference) as your schedule permits: MATH 1262, Calculus II; MATH 2150, Linear Algebra; MATH 2263, Calculus III; MATH 4340, Differential Equations.

Exit Exam

As of October 2004, successful completion of ECON 4990, Senior Seminar, satisfies the exit exam requirement for ECON majors.

Complete a First year Academic Seminar (ECON 0001 or other first year academic course).

Total

120 semester hours
  • In order to graduate, students must fulfill other requirements in the Graduation Requirements section of the Catalog.
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