Economics with a Concentration in Monetary and Financial Economics
2024-2025

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 104 or MATH 111

College Mathematics with Applications or College Algebra I 4/5     C Skills

ENGL 100

Foundations of English

3     C Skills

GENED HU

General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

GENED SS

General Education Course 3   Social/Behavioral   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 120 (SS)

Principles of Microeconomics

3 Fall/Spring/Summer Prereq: MATH 104 or 111   Major/GenEd

MATH 112 or QM 110

College Algebra II or Applied Quanitiative Analysis for Business

4/3   prerequisite for QM 210    

ENGL 101

Compostion and Reading 3   Prereq: ENGL 100 or placement C- Skills

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 121 (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

ACCT 201

Financial Accounting

3   Prereq: MATH 104 or 111   Major

GENED SS

General Education Course 3   Social/Behavioral   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 accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 321

Intermediate Macro Theory

3 Spring Prereq: ECON 120, ECON 121   Major

GENED HU

General Education Course 3   Humanties/Arts   GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

XXXX 104

Introductory Language II 4   Foreign Language   FLang

General Elective

  3   need to reach 120 total credits   Elective
TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   32        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 320

Intermediate Micro Theory

3 Fall Prereq: ECON 120, ECON 121   Major

ECON 366

Money and Banking 3 Fall Prereq: ECON 120, ECON 121   Major
GENED HU General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

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 less than 75 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 367

Financial Institutions and Markets

3 Spring     Major

FIN 330

Managerial Finance

3 Fall/Spring Prereq: ACCT 201, QM 210, ECON 121   Major
Concentration Elective (1 of 1) Select from list of options 3   varies   Major
General Elective   3   need to reach 120 total credits   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 end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 402

International Economics

3 Fall     Major

ECON 409

Econometrics

3 Fall     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        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

Ethnic Diversity

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   need to reach 120 total credits   Elective
TOTAL   12        
YEAR TOTAL   27        


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

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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