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Special Degree Requirements
Thirty-six credits in economics must be earned. Within the 36 credits the student must include ECNS 201S, 202S, 301, 302, 403, 488, 494 and 499, and fourteen elective economics credits numbered 300 or above. Three credits of ECNS 101S 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 ECNS 486 and none of the ECNS 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: GPHY 323S, PSCI 365, FOR 320, FOR 520.
The student should take ECNS 301 and ECNS 302 before the senior year.
Non-economics courses required for the undergraduate degree are:
- M 115 (should be taken before ECNS 301)
- M 162 or 171-172 (should be taken before ECNS 301)
- STAT 216 (or equivalent)
We also offer a five-year program in which one earns a B.A. at the end of the fourth year and an M.A. after the fifth year. The graduate requirements of the two programs are nearly identical; the major difference is the scheduling of classes.
A helpful guide for students who are considering graduate study in economics is Mathematics for Economics Majors. Students planning graduate study in economics should take ECNS 560 and M 171 and M 172 and consider M 221, M 307 and ECNS 511 and ECNS 513.