Department of Economics

Major Requirements

• Satisfy College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences requirements
  • 120 units
  • Satisfactory completion of General Education requirements
• Economics Requirements
  • 36 units total required
    • At least 18 units numbered 300 or above
  • Required courses
    • One of the following
      • Econ 101: Introductory Microeconomis
      • Economics 105: Economics in Practice
    • Econ 202: Introductory Macroeconomics
    • One of the following
      • Econ 281: Introduction to Economic Statistics and Quantitative Methods
      • Quan 201: Business Statistics
      • Math 281: Introduction to Basic Statistics
      • Math 310: Statistics for the Sciences
      • Math 381: Introduction to Probability and Statistics
    • Econ 301: Intermediate Microeconomics
    • Econ 302: Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • 7 elective courses in economics
  • Courses offered outside of the Economics Department that are allowed as electives
    • Fnce 430: Bank Management
    • Fnce 440: International Financial Management
    • Fnce 450: Money and Banking
    • Math 481: Mathematical Statistics I
    • Math 482: Mathematical Statistics II
    • Math 483: Linear Statistical Models
  • Recommended General Education courses
    • PSc 101: Introduction to Global Politics
    • PSc 110: The American Political System
• Honors Requirements
  • Math 135: Calculus I
  • Two of the following three courses:
    • Econ 401: Advanced Microeconomic Theory
    • Econ 402: Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
    • Econ 481: Introduction to Econometrics
  • Major GPA Thresholds
    • Distinction: 3.2
    • High Distinction: 3.5
    • Highest Distinction: 3.8
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