Economics Degree Requirements

Required Courses

Introductory Courses (4-8 credits):

• ECN 1010 Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECN 1020 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)

OR

• ECN 1030 Issues in Economics (4 credits)

Core Courses (24 credits):

• ECN 2510 Intermediate Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECN 2520 Intermediate Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• BUS/ECN 2340 Applied Statistics for Management and Economics (4 credits)
• ECN 3310 History of Economic Thought (4 credits)
• ECN 3340 Introduction to Econometrics (4 credits)
• ECN 4410 Senior Seminar in Economics (4 credits)
• ECN 4990 Senior Thesis Completion (0 credits)

Choose Three or Four*

Choose 8 or 12 credits of electives in economics from courses 2500 or above.

* Students who have taken ECN 1010 and 1020 may meet this requirement by taking three elective courses; students who have taken only ECN 1030 are required to take four elective courses.

Required Courses

Introductory Courses (4-8 credits):

• ECN 1010 Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECN 1020 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)

OR

• ECN 1030 Issues in Economics (4 credits)

Intermediate Theory Courses* (4-8 credits):

• ECN 2510 Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECN 2520 Intermediate Macroeconomics

*Students who have taken ECN 1010 and 1020 may choose one of the intermediate-level courses; students who have taken only ECN 1030 are required to take both.

Statistics Course (4 credits) – choose one:

• BUS/ECN 2340 Applied Statistics for Management and Economics (4 credits)
• MTH 1050 Elementary Statistics (4 credits)
• MTH 1055 Statistics for Social Justice (4 credits)
• MTH 3050 Statistics (4 credits)

Electives

Students must take two field electives in economics from courses 2500 or above.

Please see department chair for details. Basic requirements are listed under All-College Programs in the catalog.