Mar 29, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics Major (Arts and Sciences), BA


College Requirements


Arts and Sciences 

Prerequisites


Major Requirements


The major consists of 30 upper-division (300- or 400-level) hours in economics:

II. Complete A or B:


A. Complete:


B. Select 12 hours:


        400-level ECON courses

III. Select 12 hours:


        300- or 400-level ECON courses

Notes:


  1. Majors should satisfy the quantitative reasoning requirement with MATH 125 * or MATH 141 *, and STAT 201 * or STAT 207 *.

  2. Students planning to pursue graduate study in economics should elect MATH 141 * and are encouraged to take MATH 142 *, MATH 251 , ECON 381 , and ECON 482  as well.

Honors Concentration


The honors concentration consists of 30 upper-division hours in economics. Admission is limited to students with an overall GPA of 3.2 who have earned a B or better in ECON 311 , ECON 313 , and two other upper-division economics courses. In addition to ECON 498  students in the honors concentration are required to have 9 hours of other honors courses which may include honors-by-contract courses.

II. Complete A or B:


A. Complete:


B. Select 12 hours:


        400-level ECON courses

III. Select 9 hours:


        300- or 400-level ECON courses