Business Economics B.A./B.S.

A. Foundations of Business and Economics (28 credits)

BA 101	Introduction to Business and World Affairs	4
Ec 201	Principles of Microeconomics	4
Ec 202	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
BA 211	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	4
BA 213	Decision Making with Accounting Information	4
Ec 311	Microeconomic Theory	4
Ec 312	Macroeconomic Theory	4

B. Other Required Courses (23-24 credits)

Mth 251	Calculus I	4
Stat 243Z	Elementary Statistics I	4
	or
Stat 451	Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I	4
Stat 244	Introduction to Probability and Statistics II	4
	or
Stat 452	Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists II	3
Ec 469	Introduction to Econometrics	4
Ec 420	Money and Banking	4
	or
Ec 440	International Trade Theory and Policy	4
	or
Ec 441	International Monetary Theory and Policy	4
Ec 314U	Private and Public Investment Analysis	4

C. Electives (24 credits)

Complete 12 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in economics and 12 credits of 300- and 400- level coursework in business in addition to courses used to satisfy requirements listed in A and B.

D. Other Requirements

Students must satisfy all university requirements for either a B.A. or B.S. degree; satisfy a major residency requirement of a combined total across business and economics of 24 credits in courses numbered 300 and above from PSU; and maintain a 2.5 grade point average in the major. All courses used to satisfy major requirements must be taken for a letter grade and must be graded C- or better. Ec 403 (Honors Thesis) cannot be used to satisfy the requirements for the B.A./B.S. in Business Economics.