The Economics Curriculum
The B.A./B.S. in Economics requires a total of 60 credit hours
- 20 for core courses
- 28 for economics electives
- 12 for math/statistics courses.
Specific requirements are as follows:
Required Core Courses (4 credits each for a total of 20 credits)
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| EC 201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
| EC 202 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| EC 311 |
Macroeconomic Theory |
| EC 312 |
Macroeconomics Theory |
Required core courses include any one of the following four-credit courses:
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| EC 456 |
American Economic History: The First Century |
| EC 457 |
American Economic History: The 20th Century |
| EC 460 |
History of Economic Thought |
| EC 469 |
Introduction to Econometrics |
Required Math/Statistics Courses (4 credits each for a total of 12 credits)
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| MTH 251 |
Calculus I |
| STAT 243 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
(There are two types of STAT 243: one for business majors and the other for non-business; either type will fulfill the requirement for STAT 243 for the Economics major.) |
| STAT 244 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistics II |
Economics Electives (28 credits)
A minimum total of 28 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework, including EC 456, 457, 460, and 469 when not used to satisfy the 4-credit requirement immediately above. At least 16 of these credits must be in courses 410 and above.
Majors must take a minimum of 16 credits of coursework in residence from this department and must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in work completed in this department. All courses used to satisfy the departmental major requirements, whether taken in the department or elsewhere, must be taken for a letter grade and must be graded C- or better.
Three sample degree schedules
11 quarter plan (3 1/3 years)
| Year |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
| First Year |
EC 201 and MTH 251 |
EC 202 and STAT 243 |
Elective 1 (300-level) and STAT 244 |
| Second Year |
Elective 2 (300-level) and EC 469 (or 456, 457, 460) |
EC 311 and Elective 3 (300-level) |
EC 312 and Elective 4 |
| Third Year |
Elective 5 |
n/a |
Elective 6 |
| Fourth Year |
Elective 7 |
n/a |
n/a |
8 quarter plan (2 2/3 years)
| Year |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
| First Year |
EC 201 and MTH 251 |
EC 202 and STAT 243 |
Elective 1 (300-level), EC 311, and STAT 244 |
| Second Year |
EC 312, EC 469 (or 456, 457, 460), and Elective 2 (300-level) |
Elective 3 (300-level) and Elective 4 |
Elective 5 and Elective 6 |
| Third Year |
Elective 7 |
n/a |
n/a |
For transfer students who have fulfilled all lower division requirements: 4 semester plan (2 years)
| Year |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
| Third Year |
EC 469 (or 456, 457, 460), EC 311, and Elective 1 |
EC 312, Elective 2 (300-level), and Elective 3 (300-level) |
Elective 4 and Elective 5 |
| Fourth Year |
Elective 6 |
Elective 7 |
n/a |