Economics B.S.
Information about the Department of Economics and Finance can be found on the department page.
Degree Requirements
Core IMPACTS Requirements
Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS section of this catalog.
Field of Study Requirements
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives.
Choose one of the following courses:
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Major Requirements
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
| ECON 3600 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 3800 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 4340 | Introductory Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 4990 | Senior Seminar in Economics | 3 |
| 3000-4000 level ECON electives | 18 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Electives
Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.
Optional Concentrations
Financial Economics Concentration Option
International Economics Concentration Option
Foreign Language requirement for concentration: Must pass foreign language at the second university level (1002).
Choose five of the following courses:
Note: ECON 3820 and 3830 are cross-listed as FINC 3820 and 3830 and cannot be repeated for duplicate credit.
Public Economics Concentration Option
| ECON 3640 | Public Economics:Taxation | 3 |
| ECON 3645 | Public Economics Expenditure | 3 |
| ECON 3650 | Public Choice Theory | 3 |
| Choose two of the following courses | |
| ECON 3670 | Labor Economics | 3 |
| ECON 3680 | Nat Resource & Environment Eco | 3 |
| An approved 3000-4000 level Economics course | 3 |
| An approved 3000-4000 level POLS course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Students taking Special Topics courses for concentration requirements will submit Petition for Course Change Substitution forms for approval.
Total Credit Hours: 120
Additional Degree Requirements:
- A 2.5 or higher GPA is required in all ECON courses used to satisfy graduation requirements.
- Successful completion of ECON 4990, Senior Seminar, satisfies the exit exam requirement for ECON majors.
- Complete a first year academic seminar (ECON 0001 or other first year academic course).
- Students must fulfill other requirements in the Graduation Requirements section of the Catalog.
- Economics majors are encouraged to use elective hours to complete a second major or a minor field of study. If you are planning graduate work in economics, you are advised to take as many of the following MATH courses (in order of preference) as your schedule permits: MATH 1262, Calculus II; MATH 2150, Linear Algebra; MATH 2263, Calculus III; MATH 4340, Differential Equations.