Economics B.S.

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Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS (General Education Curriculum) section of this catalog.

Subtotal: 42

Field of Study Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives.

Subtotal: 9

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Subtotal: 3

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Subtotal: 3

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Subtotal: 3

Major Requirements

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

ECON 3600 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 3800 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
3000-4000 level ECON electives Credit Hours: 18

Subtotal: 30

Electives

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Subtotal: 21-30

Optional Concentrations

Financial Economics Concentration Option

Select one of the following

Subtotal: 27

International Economics Concentration Option

Foreign Language requirement for concentration: Must pass foreign language at the second university level (1002).

Choose five of the following courses:

Subtotal: 18-27

Note: ECON 3820 and ECON 3830 are cross-listed as FINC 3820 and FINC 3830 and cannot be repeated for duplicate credit.

Public Economics Concentration Option

Choose two of the following courses

ECON 3670 Labor Economics
ECON 3680 Nat Resource & Environment Eco
An approved 3000-4000 level Economics course Credit Hours: 3
An approved 3000-4000 level POLS course Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 15

Students taking Special Topics courses for concentration requirements will submit Petition for Course Change Substitution forms for approval.

Subtotal: 102-111

Total Credit Hours: 120

Additional Degree Requirements:

A 2.5 or higher GPA is required in all ECON courses used to satisfy graduation requirements.
Successful completion of ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics , satisfies the exit exam requirement for ECON majors.
Complete a first year academic seminar (ECON 0001 or other first year academic course).
Students must fulfill other requirements in the GGraduation Requirements section of the Catalog.
Economics majors are encouraged to use elective hours to complete a second major or a minor field of study. If you are planning graduate work in economics, you are advised to take as many of the following MATH courses (in order of preference) as your schedule permits: MATH 1262 Calculus II ; MATH 2150 Linear Algebra ; MATH 2263 Calculus III ; MATH 4340 Differential Equations .