2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics
Programs
- Economics, B.S. major
-
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Economics Emphasis - Economics minor
Economics, B.S. major
Required Credits: 46
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)
- ECON 4880 Economics Capstone (3 credits)
- MATH 1170 College Algebra (4 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)
- 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)
- ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
- GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- GEOG 3400 Economic Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 4120 Urban Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 4265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
- MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
- STAT 3610 Time Series Analysis (3 credits)
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 STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits) - Electives
Junior
- ECON 4000 Microeconomic Decisions (3 credits)
- ECON 4100 Macroeconomic Growth and Fluctuations (3 credits)
- Electives
Senior
- GEOG 4265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
- STAT 3610 Time Series Analysis (3 credits)
- ECON 4880 Economics Capstone (3 credits)
- Remaining electives