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 119 | Statistical Analysis OR |
| MTH 331 | Mathematical Statistics I AND MTH 332 Mathematical Statics II |
| MTH 121 | Calculus I |
Core:
ECN 220 or 221 Intermediate Microeconomic TheoryECN 222 or 223 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECN 350 or 351 Econometrics
Culminating Undergraduate Experience:
ECN-490 CUE: History of Economic Thought
Elective Courses (Choose Three):
| ECN 243 or 244 | Health Care Economics |
| ECN 245 or 246 | Environmental Economics |
| ECN 247 or 248 | Economics of Men & Women at Work |
| ECN 251 or 252 | Economic Growth & International Development |
| ECN 332 or 333 | Public Finance |
| ECN 334 or 335 | International Trade & Globalization |
| ECN 338 or 339 | Labor Economics |
| ECN 348 or 349 | Game Theory & Applications |
| HST 325 or 326 | American Economic History |
In addition to the above courses, student may choose to take no more than two finance courses numbered 200 or above to meet the requirements of the major.
