Economics, B.A.

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The B.A. in Economics is offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 36

Required courses are

EC 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
EC 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
EC 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis 3 credit(s)
EC 312 - Managerial Economics 3 credit(s)
QNT 230 - Business Statistics 3 credit(s)

Electives:

21 credits in upper-division economics and related fields.
Elective courses are selected by the students, in consultation with their advisors, to fit students’ interests and career objectives. Up to 6 credits may be selected in the related fields of quantitative methods and finance to fulfill requirements for economics electives.

For a current list of electives in economics, click here .

Additional Information:

The elective courses are selected by the students, in consultation with their advisors, to fit students’ interests and career objectives. Up to 6 credits may be selected in the related fields of quantitative methods and finance to fulfill requirements for economics electives.

Students contemplating an economics major must take M 110 and M 112 , preferably in the first year. Students desiring to prepare for graduate work in economics should plan additional study beyond the basic degree requirements in mathematics.