Requirements
The BA and BS in Economics serve as the core of a liberal arts program and provide the fundamentals of economic analysis for students seeking a professional career in business, government and non-profit sectors.
In addition to meeting general university degree requirements, students must satisfy the following departmental requirements:
Economics Core
| 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 may be below EC 410; 16-28 credits must be numbered Ec 410 and above.
Ec 380 may be used to satisfy the requirement for courses numbered EC 410 and above.
Students may not use EC 415 as an economics elective.
Mathematics and Statistics
| 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.