Portland-State-University 2015-2016 Bulletin

Economics B.A./B.S.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major in economics must meet the following departmental requirements:

Economics courses

Economics Core courses

Ec 201Principles of Microeconomics

4

Ec 202Principles of Macroeconomics

4

Ec 311Microeconomic Theory

4

or

Ec 415
Microeconomic Theory with Calculus

4

Ec 312Macroeconomic Theory

4

Total Credit Hours:16

One of the following

Ec 456American Economic History: the First Century

4

Ec 457American Economic History: the 20th Century

4

Ec 460History of Economic Thought

4

Ec 469Introduction to Econometrics

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Economics Electives (28 credits)

Up to 12 credits below EC 410; 16-28 credits above Ec 410

Ec 380 can be used to satisfy courses above EC 410

Students cannot use EC 415 as an Economics elective

Total Credit Hours:28

Required Mathematics and Statistics courses

Mth 251Calculus I

4

Stat 243Introduction to Probability and Statistics I

4

Stat 244Introduction to Probability and Statistics II

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 60

Majors must take a minimum of 24 credits of upper division (300 and above) coursework in residence from this department and must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in work completed in this department.

All courses used to satisfy the departmental major requirements, whether taken in the department or elsewhere, must be taken for a letter grade and must be graded C- or above. Ec 403 Honors Thesis cannot be used to satisfy the requirements for the major in economics. Up to 4 credits of Ec 418 may be counted as upper division credit in the major.