Majors & Minors

Guidelines for a Major in Economics

A minimum of 30 credits, of which 24 must be at the 300-level or above. There are three options leading to a degree in economics: General Distributive (for students with professional interests in areas such as law, government, and secondary education); Business Economics (for students intending to pursue the MBA or other business-oriented programs); and Pre-Professional Economics (for students planning graduate work in economics).


I. General Distributive Option

Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics, ECON 200 (3 credits)
Principles of Economics: Microeconomics, ECON 201 (3 credits)
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, ECON 300 (4 credits)
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, ECON 301 (4 credits)
Current Economic Problems, ECON 330 (4 credits, paper in the major)
Statistics, MATH 80 (3 credits)
Essentials of Public Speaking, THEA 101 (3 credits)

II. Business Economics Option

All of the courses under the General Distributive Option plus the following:
Managerial Economics, ECON 365 (3 credits)
Principles of Accounting, I, II, BSAD 201, 202 (6 credits)
Two other Business Administration courses appropriate to this option.
Choice of one:

  • Mathematics for the Management Sciences, MATH 81 (3 credits)
  • Calculus and Analytic Geometry, MATH 141A (4 credits)
  • Integrated Precalculus/Calculus, MATH 139A, B (7 credits)

III. Pre-Professional Economics Option

All of the courses under the General Distributive Option plus the following:
Introduction to Econometrics, ECON 305 (3 credits)
History of Economic Thought, ECON 315 (3 credits)
Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I, II, MATH 141A, B (8 credits)


GUIDELINES FOR A MINOR IN ECONOMICS

A minor in economics requires 20 credits, including 200, 201, 300, 301, and six additional economics credits at the 300-level or above.