Economics (BA)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Major: EC

Degree: BA

Unit: College of Business (BU)

Department: Economics

University wide General Education

Type Hours

English 101 and 102 6

Comm 111, 112, 115, PolS 111, or WGST 203 3

Math (See Programmatic Req.) *(3)

+ Natural Sciences 7

+ Arts & Humanities 6

+ Social & Behaviorial Sciences *(9)6

Total 28(34)

+ See General Education requirements section of this Catalog for course choices.

* Note: Programmatic Requirements include six hours of the

Gen. Ed. (3 hours Math and 3 hours Social & Behaviorial Sciences)

Programmatic Requirements of the COB

Type Hours

Camp 100 Campus Culture 1

Business 101 Logic of Business 3

Mathematics 2051 *(completes Math Gen Ed) 4

Foreign Language 12

Humanities or Natural Science (6 hours - 300+ Level) 9

POLS 201/202 6

Social Sciences (6 hours - 300+ Level) 12

BUS 201 Career Development 1

Economics 201-202 *(Completes 3 hours of Soc. & Beh. Sci.) 6

Management 201 (Statistics) 3

Total 57

Economics Breadth

Type Hours

ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 3

ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3

ECON 475 Economics Seminar 3

Electives in Economics 15

General Electives (6-15 hours - 300+ Level) 15

Total 39

Minimum Total 1242

Note: All prerequisites must be followed (see undergraduate catalog).

1
Math 205 must be taken as a required math course for all Economic majors. Its prerequisite(s) may be used as General
elective(s).
2
Six hours of cultural diversity courses are required and may be incorporated within the degree program.