Economics

Students

Undergraduates

• Introduction
• Special Degree Requirements
• Suggested Course of Study
• Requirements for a Minor
• Teacher Preparation
• Economics Major Check List
• Scholarships

Special Degree Requirements

Thirty-six credits in economics must be earned. Within the 36 credits the student must include Econ 111S, 112S, 311, 313, 460, 487, 488 and 489, and fourteen elective economics credits numbered 300 or above. Three credits of Econ 100S may be counted toward the additional fourteen credits of upper-division economics courses if taken before attaining junior status. A maximum of four credits of Econ 486 and none of the Econ 398 credits may count toward the 36-credit requirement. The following courses may be counted as part of the 36 economics credits required for the undergraduate degree: Geog 315, PSc 365, For 320, For 520.

The student should take Econ 311 and 313 before the senior year.

Non-economics courses required for the undergraduate degree are:

• Math 117 (should be taken in the Freshman year)
• Math 150 or 152-153 (should be taken in the Freshman year)
• Math 241 (or equivalent)

The student must pass ENEX 101 with a grade of "C" or above.

Students planning graduate study in economics should take Econ 560 and Math 152-153 and consider Math 221, Math 305 and Econ 511 and 513.