Economics Major

Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements

First Year Course Requirements

1. ENG 101

   Craft of Language
   3

World History Course Area

1. HIS 101

   Globalization in World History

   or: HIS 102 Movements in World History

   or: HIS 103 Empires in World History
   3

Philosophy Requirements

Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.

1. Philosophy Level One

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. Philosophy Level Two

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Theology & Religious Studies Requirements

If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.

1. Theology

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. Religious Studies

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Diversity & INT 151 Requirements

A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years

1. Diversity

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. INT 151

   Inequality in American Society
   1

Math & Natural Science Requirements

If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.

1. Mathematics

   Not resolved to a course
   3-4
2. Natural Science

   Not resolved to a course
   4

Social Science Requirement

If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Non-Native Language Requirement

A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.

Literature Requirement

If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement

If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Overlay Requirements

1. Writing-Intensive

   Not resolved to a course
   3

If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).

1. Mission-Overlay

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.

Major Requirements

1. ECN 101

   Intro to Microeconomics

   As published: “Intro to Microeconomics (May be taken for CCC Social Science)”
   3
2. ECN 102

   Intro to Macroeconomics

   As published: “Intro to Macroeconomics (May be taken for CCC Social Science)”
   3
3. ECN 290

   Professional Prep Seminar
   1
4. ECN 301

   Microeconomic Theory
   3
5. ECN 302

   Macroeconomic Theory
   3

Any six additional ECN 300/400-level economics courses 1 2

Statistics (may be taken for CCC Math Requirement)

1. MAT 118

   Introduction to Statistics
   3
2. MAT 128

   Applied Statistics
   3
3. MAT 148

   Applied Statistics Plus
   4
4. MAT 322

   Mathematical Statistics

   As published: “Mathematical Statistics (does NOT meet CCC: Mathematics requirement)”
   3
5. DSS 210

   Business Statistics

   As published: “Business Statistics (does NOT meet CCC: Mathematics requirement)”
   3

One Course from the Following Quantitative Course List:

Any ECN, MAT, CSC, DSC, DSS, or GIS course

One Course from the Following:

Any Additional Course in Languages & Linguistics

Any Course in Social Sciences (POL, IR, HIS, SOC, PSY, ECN)

1. THE 373

   Economic Ethics
   3
2. PSY 127

   Behavioral Economics
   3

Experiential Learning Requirement

1. ANS 490

   CAS Internship I
   0-3
2. ECN 493

   Independent Research
   3
3. ECN 494

   Independent Research
   3
4. ANS 411

   TWC Internship 1
   3
5. ANS 412

   TWC Internship 2
   3

or Service-Learning course, Study abroad, Summer Scholars, Winter Immersion Program (WIP), or Honors Thesis.