Economics, B.A.

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Requirements for the liberal arts major in economics, B.A. program

The program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics includes cognate courses in mathematics, statistics and computers; admission to major standing in economics (see below); and required economics courses and economics electives, as listed below. Students who have taken ECN 150 before ECN 200 or ECN 201 , and who subsequently become economics majors, should talk to the department chairperson. The economics major must complete each of the cognate and required courses with a grade of 2.0 or better:

Cognate courses

MTH 061 - Elementary Algebra (4) Credits (if required by ACT scores)
MTH 062 - Intermediate Algebra (4) Credits (if required by ACT scores)
MTH 121 - Linear Programming, Elementary Functions (4) Credits
MTH 122 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) Credits or
MTH 154 - Calculus I (4) Credits
MIS 100 - Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3) Credits
QMM 250 - Statistical Methods for Business (6) Credits
or
QMM 240 - Statistical Methods for Business I (3) Credits and
QMM 241 - Statistical Methods for Business II (3) Credits

Required courses

ECN 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) Credits and
ECN 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (4) Credits
or
ECN 210 - Principles of Economics (6) Credits
ECN 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) Credits
ECN 303 - Managerial Economics (3) Credits
ECN 304 - Consumer and Welfare Economics (3) Credits

Economics major electives

Choose six economics electives at the 300-level or above, one or more of which must be at the 400 level. No more than 3 credits of ECN 490 may be counted as electives. Students taking ECN 150 before ECN 200 or ECN 201 , and who subsequently become economics majors, should talk to the department chairperson.

Students may substitute one of the following courses for an economics elective:

ACC 200 - Introductory Financial Accounting (4) Credits
ORG 330 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3) Credits
ORG 331 - Introduction to the Management of Human Resources (3) Credits
MIS 300 - Management Information Systems (3) Credits
MKT 302 - Marketing (4) Credits
POM 343 - Operations Management (4) Credits or
A social science course
PS 353 - American Public Policy (4) Credits
SOC 301 - Social Stratification (4) Credits or
Another course approved by the Department of Economics chairperson.

Requirements for major standing

Admission to major standing in economics requires

1. Completion of the writing requirement.

2. Completion of the following courses, or their equivalents, with a grade of 2.0 or better in each course

MTH 121 - Linear Programming, Elementary Functions (4) Credits
MTH 122 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) Credits
ECN 210 - Principles of Economics (6) Credits
or
ECN 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) Credits and
ECN 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (4) Credits
MIS 100 - Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3) Credits
QMM 250 - Statistical Methods for Business (6) Credits
or
QMM 240 - Statistical Methods for Business I (3) Credits and
QMM 241 - Statistical Methods for Business II (3) Credits

3. Completion of 56 credits or more with a cumulative overall grade point average of 2.00 or better.

4. Approval of an ‘‘Application for Major Standing in Economics.’’

Note

Admission to major standing in economics is required before a student may graduate with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in economics. Although ECN 302 , ECN 303 and ECN 304 are not required for admission to major standing in economics, students must earn a grade of 2.0 or better in ECN 302 , ECN 303 and ECN 304 in order to graduate.