Economics, BA

Economics Major Requirements

1. A minimum overall 2.00 GPA is required in all economics courses for graduation with an economics major.

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2. A minimum grade of C is required in ECON 0100 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY , ECON 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMIC THEORY , ECON 1100 - INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS , ECON 1110 - INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS ,and MATH 0220 .

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3. A minimum grade of B is required in ​ MATH 0120 .

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4. No ECON course that counts toward the major may be taken on an S/NC basis.

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5. Students must complete at least one writing-intensive (W) course in the major.

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6. Credit by exam is usually not accepted, but students should check with the departmental advisor about the possibility.

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7. Majors may choose to complete a double major. Frequently chosen double majors include economics with computer science, history, and philosophy. Less frequently chosen are the sciences (notably biology), which could lead to graduate-level options in public health fields. Interested students have the option of completing a joint major with the mathematics department that will prepare students for a quantitatively oriented job in industry or for entering graduate school in applied mathematics, statistics, economics, business, or a related field (see mathematics major). A structured program leading to a joint Dietrich School /business major is available for students interested in combining economics with business (see Nondepartmental Dietrich School Majors for details).

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8. ECON 0800

   INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

   As published: “INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS is designed for non-majors are therefore do not count toward the major.”
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9. Internship credits do not count toward the major. Students are encouraged to do internships.

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10. Only three credits of ECON 1901 through ECON 1903 may be applied toward the credits required for the major.

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11. Honors in economics is granted if, in addition to fulfilling all requirements for the economics major, the student meets the following criteria:

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12. Maintenance of a GPA of 3.5 in all economics courses

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13. Maintenance of an overall GPA of 3.5 or better

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14. Completion of at least 3 credits in the economics proseminar series (ECON 1700 -ECON 1730 )

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Requirements

1. ECON 0100

   INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY
   3
2. ECON 0110

   INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMIC THEORY
   3
3. ECON 1100

   INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
   3
4. ECON 1110

   INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
   3
5. Two Economics elective courses*

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6. Two ECON 1000-level elective courses which require ECON 1100 or ECON 1110 as prerequisites

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7. One ECON 1000-level elective course

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8. ECON 0900

   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ECONOMISTS
   1

ECON 0800

Students seeking the BA must also take the following corequisite courses

One of the following

1. MATH 0125

   CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS 1 and

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2. MATH 0126

   CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS 2

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3. MATH 0120

   BUSINESS CALCULUS
   4
4. MATH 0220

   ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 1
   4

One of the following

1. STAT 0200

   BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS
   4
2. STAT 1000

   APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
   4
3. STAT 1100

   STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

   As published: “STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT *”
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