Economics B.A./B.S.

The BA and BS in Economics provides the fundamentals of economic analysis for students seeking a wide variety of careers in business, government, and non-profit sectors.

In addition to meeting general university degree requirements, students must complete 60 credits, distributed as follows: 4 core economics courses (Ec 201Z, Ec 202Z, Ec 312, Ec 311 -or- Ec 415), 1 special interest course (4 credits), 7 economic electives (28 credits), and 3 mathematics and statistics courses (12 credits).

Economics Core (4 courses, 16 credits)

Special Interest Course: Choose 1 of the following 5 courses (1 course, 4 credits)

Economics Electives (7 courses, 28 credits)

Choose 7 additional Economic courses as electives (28 credits). A minimum of 4 of these 7 courses (16 credits of 28 credits) must be from Ec 410 or above.

Ec 415 cannot be used as an economics elective. Up to 4 credits of Ec 418 may be counted as an elective in the major.

Mathematics and Statistics (3 courses, 12 credits)

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 residence.

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.