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 and required economics courses and economics electives, as listed below. Students who have taken ECN 150 or ECN 160 before ECN 201 or ECN 202 (or ECN 200 ) and who subsequently become economics majors, should talk to the department chairperson. The economics major must complete each of the cognate, required and elective courses with a grade of 2.0 or better:

Cognate courses

MTH 061 - Elementary Algebra (4) (if required by ACT or SAT scores)
MTH 062 - Intermediate Algebra (4) (if required by ACT or SAT scores)
MTH 121 - Linear Programming Elementary Functions (4) or
MTH 141 - Precalculus
(4)
MTH 122 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) or
MTH 154 - Calculus I
(4)
MIS 100 - Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3)
QMM 250 - Statistical Methods for Business (6)
or
QMM 240 - Statistical Methods for Business I
(3) and QMM 241 - Statistical Methods for Business II
(3)

Required courses

ECN 210 - Principles of Economics (6) or both
ECN 202 - Principles of Global Macroeconomics
(4) (or ECN 200 ) and
ECN 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
(4)
ECN 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
ECN 303 - Managerial Economics (3)
ECN 304 - Consumer and Welfare Economics (3)

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 or ECN 160 before ECN 200 , ECN 201 or ECN 202 , and who subsequently become economics majors, should talk to the department chairperson.

Note: Students must meet any course prerequisites before taking these courses. All cognate, required and major elective courses must be completed with a grade of 2.0 or better.