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Economics Areas of Study

• Bachelor of Science in Economics
  Suggested Schedule
• Minor in Economics

  The Economics Major, B.A. is no longer offered.

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Economics Major, B.S.

I. Required Courses

BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 2200 Methods of Economic Analysis (3 credits)
ECON 3000 Microeconomics for Decision Making (4 credits)
ECON 3100 Theory of the Macroeconomic Environment (4 credits)
ECON 4920 Directed Group Study: Capstone Seminar (4 credits)

Subtotal 24 credits

II. Required Electives

Select 24 semester credits of electives with consent of advisor, 18 of which must be in Economics, and at least 3-4 credits of 18 must be 3000 or higher.

Subtotal 24 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major 48 Credits

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ECONOMICS MAJOR, B.S.

The following is a tentative schedule for economics majors. It is meant only as a rough guide. In particular, it is possible for a motivated student to finish the rest of the program requirements in less than three years.

Freshman

Liberal Education courses

Sophomore

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation
ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle
BUAD 2231 Business Statistics or equivalent
Electives

Junior

ECON 2200 Methods of Economic Analysis
ECON 3000 Macroeconomics for Decision Making
Electives

Senior

ECON 3100 Theory of the Macroeconomic Environment
ECON 4920 Capstone or equivalent
Electives

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Economics Minor

I. Required Courses

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 2200 Methods of Economic Analysis (3 credits)
ECON 3000 Microeconomics for Decision Making (4 credits)
or ECON 3100 Theory of the Macroeconomic Environment (4 credits)

Subtotal 13 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 8 credits of electives, 5-6 of which must be in Economics.

Subtotal 8 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 22 Credits