Economics Major, B.A.

General Education Core

Core Course Requirements 16-17 credits
Knowledge Areas Requirements 16 credits

University Requirements

NOTE: As of 7/12/2019, students pursuing this bachelor’s degree are no longer required to complete the Experiential Education Requirement courses for graduation.

Experiential Education Requirement - EDGE Program (1-3 Credits)

Complete One Track:

Original Project Track (3 Credits)

Students create a project of their own design

UNIV 1010 - EDGE Program Introduction 1 credits Students transferring with more than 60 credits may waive this requirement if they complete the “EDGE Fast Track” online training.
UNIV 3925 - EDGE Project Proposal: [Engagement Center] 1 credits
UNIV 4925 - EDGE Program Completion: [Engagement Center] 1 credits

Select Project Track (2 Credits)

Students select a project from the designated list

UNIV 1010 - EDGE Program Introduction 1 credits Students transferring with more than 60 credits may waive this requirement if they complete the “EDGE Fast Track” online training.
UNIV 4930 - EDGE Select Track Completion: [Engagement Center] 1 credits

Degree Requirements (16 Credits)

BA Degree — Foreign Language Requirement (16 credits or proficiency test)

Economics Curriculum Summary

Pre-requisite Core (11 Credits)

MATH 1050 - College Algebra 4 credits
MATH 1040 - Statistics 4 credits OR
MATH 2040 - Business Statistics 4 credits
ECON 2500 - Quantitative methods for Business & Economics 3 credits OR
MATH 1100 - Applied Calculus 3 credits OR
MATH 1210 - Calculus I 4 credits

Economics Core and Electives (30 Credits)

ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECON 3010 - Managerial Economics 3 credits
ECON 3020 - Macroeconomics for Business Decisions 3 credits
ECON 3170 - Decision Modeling 3 credits
ECON 4260 - Principles of Econometrics 3 credits
ECON 4950 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
Economics Electives: (Upper-Division) 9 credits

Other electives

Free Electives and/or complete a minor 31-34 credits (16 credits must be upper division)