Economics
2023-2024

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 104 or MATH 111

Quantitative Reasoning or College Algebra I

4/5

 

 

C-

Skills Req

ENGL 100

Fundamentals of English

3

   

C

Skills Req

GENED SS

General Education Course

3

 

Social/Behavioral: BUS 100 recommended

 

GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course

3

 

Natural Science

  GenEd
GENED HU

General Education Course

3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd
TOTAL   16/17        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 121 (SS)

Principles of Microeconomics

3

 

Prereq: MATH 104 or 111

 

Major/GenEd

MATH 112 or QM 110

College Algebra II or Applied Quanitative Analysis in Business (select one)

4/3

 

Prereq: MATH 111; Prereq: MATH 104   prerequisite to QM 210

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3

 

     

GENED HU

General Education Course 3

 

Humanities/Arts   GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3

 

Natural Science   GenEd
TOTAL   16/15        
YEAR TOTAL   31/32/33        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 120 (SS)

Principles of Macroeconomics

3  

Prereq: MATH 104 or 111 

  Major/GenEd

QM 210

Business Statistics I

3   Prereq: MATH 112 or QM 110   Major

GENED HU

General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

XXXX 103

Introductory Language I 4   Foreign Language   FLang
TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed fewer than 45 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 321

Intermediate Macro Theory

3 Spring

Prereq: ECON 120, 121

  Major

GENED SS

General Education Course

3   Social/Behavioral   GenEd
GENED NS General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

GENED HU

General Education Course

3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd

XXXX 104

Introductory Language II 4   Foreign Language   FLang
TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   32        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed fewer than 60 credits.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 320

Intermediate Micro Theory

3 Fall

Prereq: ECON 120, 121

  Major 

ECON 200+

 ECON elective 200-level or higher (1 of 2)

3   300-level or higher recommended   Major 

General Elective

  3   need to reach 120 total credits   Elective

General Elective

  3  

need to reach 120 total credits

  Elective

General Elective

  3  

need to reach 120 total credits

  Elective
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed fewer than 75 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 200+ Elective

  ECON elective 200-level or higher (2 of 2)

3   300-level or higher recommended   Major 

ECON 300+ Elective

ECON elective 300-level or higher (1 of 4) 3   varies   Major

300+ General Elective

  3   300-level or higher   Elective
300+ General Elective   3   300-level or higher   Elective

General Elective

  3   need to reach 120 total credits   Elective
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed fewer than 90 credits.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 300+ Elective

ECON elective 300-level or higher (2 of 4) 3  

varies

  Major

ECON 300+ Elective

ECON elective 300-level or higher (3 of 4) 3  

varies

  Major

300+ General Elective

  3   300-level or higher   Elective
300+ General Elective   3   300-level or higher   Elective

General Elective

 

3   need to reach 120 credits   Elective
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed fewr than 105 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 300+ Elective

ECON elective 300-level or higher (4 of 4) 3  

varies

  Major

Ethnic Diversity (DV)

Select any course with a DV notation

3  

Ethnic Diversity

  DV
300+ General Elective   3   300-level or higher   Elective

300+ General Elective

 

3   300-level or higher   Elective

General Elective

 

3       Elective
TOTAL   15       Elective
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 credits.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
122 36 33-38 2.25 2.0

 

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