2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog | 20243

Economics, B.S. major

Required Credits: 45
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
• ECON 4000 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 4100 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• MATH 1170 College Algebra (3 credits)

Select 1 of the following courses:

• BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 24 semester credits of electives, 12 of which
must be in Economics or advisor approval. Select from:

• ECON 3010 Public Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 3070 Labor Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 3200 Economics of the Financial Sector (3 credits)
• ECON 3230 Benefit/Cost Analysis (3 credits)
• ECON 3400 International Trade and Finance (3 credits)
• ECON 3700 Current Economic Topics (1-3 credits)
• ECON 3925 People of the Environment: Economic Perspective (3 credits)

• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOG 3400 Economic Geography (3 credits)
• GEOG 3870 Planning for Sustainable Cities (3 credits)
• GEOG 4265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
• MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• STAT 3610 Time Series Analysis (3 credits)

Suggested Semester Schedule | Economics, 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

• Core Curriculum courses

Sophomore

• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
  or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Electives

Junior

• ECON 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
• ECON 4000 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 4100 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• Electives

Senior

• GEOG 4265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
• STAT 3610 Time Series Analysis (3 credits)
• Remaining electives