Major Requirements

The economics curriculum balances the academic interests and career intentions of its majors.  The program outlined below emphasizes analytical and quantitative skills.

In order to declare and remain a major in good standing, a student must achieve and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 in all courses applicable to the major.  Students majoring/minoring in economics cannot take accounting, business, economics, or finance courses on a pass-fail basis.

A major in economics must complete 11 courses as outlined below:

Foundations:
          ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
          ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics
          MTH 144 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (preferably) OR
          MTH 104 Statistical Methods
          MTH 121 Calculus I

Core:
          ECN 220 or 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
          ECN 222 or 223 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
          ECN 350 or 351 Econometrics OR
          BUS 333 or 334 Forecasting Models
         
Elective Courses (Choose four):
          ECN 243 or 244 Health Care Economics
          ECN 245 or 246 Environmental Economics
          ECN 247 or 248 Economics of Men & Women at Work
          ECN 249 or 250 Economics of Natural Resources & Sustainability
          ECN 332 or 333 Public Finance
          ECN 334 or 335 Trade & Competition in the Global Economy
          ECN 336 or 337 Economic Growth & International Development
          ECN 338 or 339 Labor Economics
          ECN 340 or 341 History of Economic Thought
          ECN 342 or 343 Comparative Economic Systems
          ECN 346 or 347 International Integration & Institutions
          ECN 348 or 349 Industrial Organization & Strategic Behavior
          ECN 401 Senior Seminar in Economics
          HST 325 or 326 American Economic History
In addition to the above courses, student may choose to take no more than two finance courses.