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Bachelor of Arts

Economics Major with Business Option

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements
Courses in Degree Core Requirments must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
ECON 2005 & ECON 2006	Principles of Economics and Principles of Economics (C-)	6
ECON 3104 & ECON 3204	Microeconomic Theory and Macroeconomic Theory (C-)	6
ECON 3254	Applied Econometrics (C-)	3
MATH 1226	Calculus of a Single Variable (C-)	4
STAT 3005	Statistical Methods (C-)	3
Subtotal		22
Major Requirements
ECON 1004	First Year Experience Seminar	1
Subtotal		1
Major Requirements Restricted Electives
Select five of the following ¹
ECON 3144	Economics of Regulation
ECON 3154	Managerial Economics
ECON 3214	Money and Banking
ECON 4074	Labor Economics
ECON 4084	Industry Structure
ECON 4135	International Economics
ECON 4136	International Economics
ECON 4214	Economics of Health Care
ECON 4404	Economics of Organizations
ECON 4424	The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
ECON 4514	Applied Analysis of Banking and Financial Markets
ECON 4894	Law and Economics
Subtotal		15
Option Required Courses
Diverse Perspectives
Select one of the following:		3
ECON 1104	Economics of Gender
ECON 1204	Economics of Race
ECON 1214	Economic History of Diversity and Inclusion
Business Courses
Select four from the following		12
ACIS 1504	Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence
ACIS 2115	Principles of Accounting
ACIS 2116	Principles of Accounting
BIT 2405	Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (C)
FIN 3054	Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
or FIN 3074	Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs
FIN 3104	Introduction to Finance
HTM 2314	Introduction to International Business
MGT 3304	Management Theory and Leadership Practice
MKTG 3104	Marketing Management
BIT 3414	Operations and Supply Chain Management
Subtotal		15
Free Electives
Select number of Free Electives sufficient to achieve 120 total credit hours.
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
ENGL 1105 & ENGL 1106	First-Year Writing and First-Year Writing (1F)	6
Select three credits in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 3 ²		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 4 ³		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking		10
MATH 1225	Calculus of a Single Variable (preferred; 5F) ⁴
Select three credits in Pathway 5f ⁴
Select three credits in Pathway 5a ⁵
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6d		3
Select three credits in Pathway 6a		3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 7 ⁶		3
Subtotal		46
Total Credit Hours		120

¹: ECON 3004 Contemporary Economic Issues, ECON 4964 Field Study, ECON 4974 Independent Study, and ECON 4984 Special Study may be used as one of the required courses with approval from the department prior to the start of the semester in which the course is completed.
²: ECON 2005 Principles of Economics and ECON 2006 Principles of Economics cannot be used to satisfy this requirement since they are included in the Economics Common Degree Core Requirement. ECON 1104 Economics of Gender or ECON 1204 Economics of Race can be used as one of two courses for three of six credits needed.
³: To fulfill the Pathways Concept 4: Reasoning in the the Natural Sciences requirements, only approved BIOL, CHEM, GEOS, ISC, NEUR, PHYS, and PSYC Pathways Concept 4 courses may be selected.
⁴: MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable and MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable must be completed with a minimum grade of C- in each to satisfy the pre-req for ECON 3104 Microeconomic Theory. MATH 1025 Elementary Calculus and MATH 1026 Elementary Calculus must be completed with a minimum grade of B- in each to satisfy the pre-req for ECON 3104 Microeconomic Theory. MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable cannot be used to satisfy this requirement since it is included in the Economics Common Degree Core Requirements. MATH 1026 Elementary Calculus cannot be used to satisfy this requirement when used as a substitute for MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable.
⁵: STAT 3005 Statistical Methods cannot be used to satisfy this requirement since it is included in the Economics Common Degree Core Requirement. STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science, STAT 3615 Biological Statistics, STAT 4706 Probability and Statistics for Engineers, and BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling cannot be used to satisfy this requirement if they are used as a substitute for STAT 3005 Statistical Methods.
⁶: ECON 1104 Economics of Gender or ECON 1204 Economics of Race can be used for degree requirement.

Progress Toward Degree (Policy 91)

In order to remain in the Economics Major, students must meet the following requirements:

Upon having attempted 72 semester hours (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, course withdrawal), students must have completed
- ECON 2005 Principles of Economics (Micro) with a C- or better
- ECON 2006 Principles of Economics (Macro) with a C- or better
- ECON 3104 Microeconomic Theory with a C- or better
Upon having attempted 96 semester hours, students must have an In-Major grade point average of 2.0 or above and must have completed the above courses plus:
- ECON 3204 Macroeconomic Theory with a C- or better
- STAT 3005 Statistical Methods with a C- or better.
Students may not repeat any ECON course more than once, including late course withdrawals.
Students must register for at least three 3 credit ECON course during each academic year unless they have completed all ECON courses required for graduation.
Students may not repeat more than 3 ECON courses in the major.

A student who does not make satisfactory progress toward degree will be required to change their major out of Economics.

Graduation Requirements

Overall and In-Major GPA

Students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and 2.0 in-major GPA to graduate. Only ECON courses count toward the in-major GPA.

Free Electives

A free elective is any course a student takes toward the completion of the required minimum of 120 credit hours that does not complete a degree requirement. Students will complete a minimum number of free elective credit hours between 22-24 credit hours.

Total Hours Required

A minimum of 120 semester hours are required for graduation.

Note

Students who pursue the Economics – Business Option are not eligible to pursue a minor in business.

Acceptable Substitutions

STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science, STAT 3615 Biological Statistics, STAT 4706 Probability and Statistics for Engineers BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling with at least a C substitute for STAT 3005 Statistical Methods.
MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable with AP or TR credit satisfies the minimum grade of C- or better for MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable and will be substituted.
MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable with AP or TR credit satisfies the minimum grade of C- or better for MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable and will be substituted.
MATH 1025 Elementary Calculus with AP credit or a grade of B- or better can be substituted for MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable.
MATH 1026 Elementary Calculus with AP credit or a grade of B- or better can be substituted for MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable.
MGT 3404 Principles of Management for MGT 3304 Management Theory and Leadership Practice

Foreign Language Requirements

Foreign Language

Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.