Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major in economics must meet the following departmental requirements:
Economics courses
Economics Core courses
Ec 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
Ec 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
Ec 311 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| or | |
Ec 415
| Microeconomic Theory with Calculus | 4 |
Ec 312 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
One of the following
Ec 456 | American Economic History: the First Century | 4 |
Ec 457 | American Economic History: the 20th Century | 4 |
Ec 460 | History of Economic Thought | 4 |
Ec 469 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Economics Electives (28 credits)
Up to 12 credits below EC 410; 16-28 credits above Ec 410
Ec 380 can be used to satisfy courses above EC 410
Students cannot use EC 415 as an Economics elective
Required Mathematics and Statistics courses
Mth 251 | Calculus I | 4 |
Stat 243 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
Stat 244 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics II | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
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 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 above.
Ec 403 Honors Thesis cannot be used to satisfy the requirements for the major in economics. Up to 4 credits of
Ec 418 may be counted as upper division credit in the major.