2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

Economics, B.S. major

Required Credits: 40
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
• ECON 4000 Microeconomic Decisions (3 credits)
• ECON 4100 Macroeconomic Growth and Fluctuations (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ECON 4920 Directed Group Study: Capstone Experience I (4 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 21 semester credits of electives with consent of
advisor, 15 of which must be in Economics, and 15 of
which must be at the 3000 level or higher.

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 (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
• BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
  or PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
  or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Electives

Junior

• ECON 4000 Microeconomic Decisions (3 credits)
• ECON 4100 Macroeconomic Growth and Fluctuations (3 credits)
• Electives

Senior

• Remaining Electives