The Economics Curriculum
The B.A./B.S. in Economics requires a total of 60 credit hours
- 16 for core courses
- 4 special Interest course
- 28 for economics electives
- 12 for math/statistics courses.
Specific requirements are as follows:
Economics Core (4 credits, 16 credits)
Course Number | Course Name |
EC 201Z | Principles of Microeconomics |
EC 202Z | Principles of Macroeconomics |
EC 312 | Intermediate Macroeconomics |
EC 311 | Intermediate Macroeconomic |
| OR |
EC 415 | Microeconomic Theory with Calculus |
Special Interest Course: choose 1 of the following 5 courses (1 course, 4 credits):
Course Number | Course Name |
EC 427 | Cost-Benefit Analysis |
EC 456 | American Economic History: Colonial Era to 1900 |
EC 457 | American Economic History: The 20th Century |
EC 460 | History of Economic Thought |
EC 469 | Applied Econometrics |
Economics Electives ( 7 courses, 28 credits)
Choose 7 additional Economic courses as electives (28 credits). A minimum of 4 of these 7 courses (16 credits of 28 credits) must be from Ec 410 or above.
EC 415 cannot be used as an economics elective. Up to 4 credits of EC 418 may be counted as an elective in the major.
Math and Statistics (3 courses, 12 credits)
Course Number | Course Name |
STAT 243Z | Elementary Statistics I |
STAT 244 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics II |
EC 380 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics |
| OR |
MTH 251Z | Differential Calculus |
Majors must take a minimum of 24 credits of upper division (300 and above) coursework in residence from this department and must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in residence.
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 above.
Degree schedules