2023-2024 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Degree Core Requirements | ||
Students need 30 credit hours of approved economics courses to graduate. | ||
ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics (C) 1 | 3 |
ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics (C) 1,2 | 3 |
ECON 3104 | Microeconomic Theory (C) 1,2 | 3 |
ECON 3204 | Macroeconomic Theory (C) 1,2 | 3 |
ECON 3254 | Analysis of Economic Data 2 | 3 |
or ECON 4304 | Introduction to Econometric Methods | |
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Calculus of a Single Variable (preferred; C-) 2 | ||
Elementary Calculus (Must be completed with a grade of B- or better.) 2 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Statistical Methods (C) | ||
Statistics for Social Science (C) 2 | ||
Biological Statistics (C) 2 | ||
Probability and Statistics for Engineers (C) 2 | ||
Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (C) 2 | ||
Subtotal | 21-22 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Select five of the following: | 15 | |
Economic Justice 2 | ||
Economics of Poverty and Discrimination 2 | ||
Economics of Regulation 2 | ||
Money and Banking 2 | ||
Middle East Economics | ||
Environmental Economics 2 | ||
Public Economics 2 | ||
Public Finance 2 | ||
Industry Structure 2 | ||
Growth and Development | ||
Economics of China | ||
Economics of Health Care 2 | ||
Law and Economics 2 | ||
Subtotal | 15 | |
Option Required Courses | ||
Diverse Perspectives | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Economics of Gender 4 | ||
Economics of Race 4 | ||
Economic History of Diversity and Inclusion 4 | ||
Policymaking | ||
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Contemporary Economic Issues 2,3 | ||
Internship 2,3 | ||
Field Study 2,3 | ||
Independent Study 2,3 | ||
Independent Study 2,3 | ||
Special Study 2,3 | ||
Administrative Law and Policy 2 | ||
Public Administration | ||
Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 4 | ||
Global Ethics 4 | ||
Communication Ethics 2 | ||
Communication and Issues of Diversity 4 | ||
Leadership for Global Sustainability 4 | ||
Subtotal | 15 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select 22-24 credits of free electives | 22-24 | |
Subtotal | 22-24 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) 2 | 3 |
ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) 2 | 3 |
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 5 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Calculus of a Single Variable (preferred; 5F) | ||
Elementary Calculus (5F) | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 5f 6 | 3 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 5a 6 | 3 | |
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 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 45-46 | |
Total Credits | 118-122 |
Students that complete ECON 2025H Honors Principles of Economics (which replaces ECON 2005 Principles of Economics and ECON 3104 Microeconomic Theory) must complete an additional 3 hours of ECON electives.
Students that complete ECON 2026H Honors Principles of Economics (which replaces ECON 2006 Principles of Economics and ECON 3204 Macroeconomic Theory) must complete an additional 3 hours of ECON electives.
These courses have pre-requisites. Please consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
These courses must be approved by the Department of Economics to count toward the Policy and Regulation Option.
Credits may double count for Options Requirements and Pathways.
This requirement cannot be satisfied by ECON 2005 Principles of Economics and ECON 2006 Principles of Economics since they are included in the Economics Common Degree Core Requirements.
MATH 1026 Elementary Calculus, MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable, STAT 3005 Statistical Methods, STAT 3615 Biological Statistics and STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science cannot be used to fulfill the Pathways Concept 5 if they are used to fulfill the Economics Degree Core Requirements.
(sufficient to achieve the required 120 total credit hours)
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.
A minimum of 120 semester hours are required for graduation.
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.
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.
In order to remain in the Economics Major, students must meet the following requirements:
A student who does not make satisfactory progress toward degree will be required to change their major out of Economics.
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