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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Economics, B.A.


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.

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


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.