Requirements for B.A.
Basic Requirements
The major in economics leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The following courses are required.
- A minimum of 11 courses, at least 9 of them in Economics, distributed as follows:
- ECO 108.
- ECO 303 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECO 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. A grade of C or better is required in both courses. (Note that MAT 122 with a grade of C or better is a prerequisite for both courses).
- Six additional courses in Economics at the 300 level and above. Each of these must be taken for a minimum of three credits and must be passed with a grade of C or better.
- Two additional courses, either in economics or from a list of pre-approved electives in other departments, each with a minimum of three credits and a grade of C or better.
- No more than two 400 level courses will count toward fulfillment of major requirements.
- One semester of calculus (MAT 122 or higher or AMS 151 or a score of level 4 or higher on the Mathematics Placement Examination)
- Upper-Division Writing Requirement:
Students should meet the upper-division writing requirement before the end of the junior year, demonstrating their competence in writing for the discipline by obtaining a satisfactory evaluation of their writing from the faculty instructor of any upper-division ECO course except ECO 320. Where a term paper or other major writing assignment is a required part of the course, this work will form the basis of evaluation. When the course involves no major writing assignment, the instructor will assign a special paper for those students in the class seeking to satisfy the writing proficiency requirement. In these cases, the number of students who will be permitted to seek evaluation may be limited. Students must request permission from the instructor at the beginning of the semester to use the course for this evaluation. Only students with a declared major in economics or with an economics concentration in either the multidisciplinary studies major or the social sciences major may apply to have their writing evaluated. Students who fail to fulfill the requirement on their first effort must do so in a subsequent semester before graduation.
Note: Courses taken on P/NC basis will not count toward fulfillment of major requirements. The calculus course must be taken for a letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C or higher. No transfer course with a grade lower than C may be applied toward the economics major.
Suggested Course Sequence
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| Freshman | |
| One of MAT 122, 125, or 131 | ECO 108 |
| Sophomore | |
| ECO 303 | ECO 305 |
| Junior | |
| Upper division ECO Upper division ECO |
Upper division ECO Additional ECO or other approved elective |
| Senior | |
| Upper division ECO Upper division ECO |
Upper division ECO Additional ECO or other approved elective |
Requirements for Honors
Honors in Economics will be awarded to graduating seniors who have achieved the following:
- A grade point average of at lease 3.25 in the four required courses (A1.,2.), with no less than a B in any one of these courses.
- A grade point average of at lease 3.5 in any four electives in economics at the 300 level.
- Six credits in economics at the 400 level.
- An honors thesis, submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies for honors evaluation.