Economics (B.A. or B.S.)

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Requirements in Department (33-34)

ECON 260 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 261 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 360 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3

For the B.A. Degree

Select from economics courses at the 300 or 400 levels (21)

For the B.S. Degree

ECON 390 - Basic Econometrics and Economic Applications Credits: 3
AND ECON 390A - Basic Econometrics Laboratory Credits: 1
OR ECON 393 - Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics Credits: 3
AND ECON 393A - Mathematical Economics Laboratory Credits: 1
- Select from economics courses at the 300 or 400 levels (18)

Requirements outside Department (B.A., 3-16; B.S., 11-14)

For the B.A. degree

Fulfillment of B.A. foreign language requirement (0-12)
(See “Foreign Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree.”)

STAT 208 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
OR STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4
OR UBUS 223 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credits: 3

For the B.S. degree

One of the following groups (11-14)

Either

CSCI 210 - Elementary Programming Credits: 4
OR CSCI 230 - Computer Programming in FORTRAN Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
MATH 211 - Calculus for Business and Social Science Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Or

MATH 229 - Calculus I Credits: 4
(Available for general education credit.)
and
MATH 230 - Calculus II Credits: 4
STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3

Recommendations

The Department of Economics strongly recommends that students planning to pursue an advanced degree in economics select group 2 from the requirements outside the department. Such students are also urged to take:

ECON 490 - Economic Statistics and Econometrics Credits: 3
ECON 491 - Mathematical Methods for Economics Credits: 3

Total Hours for a Major in Economics: 36-49 (B.A.) OR 44-47 (B.S.)

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