Economics Major
Economics Major
DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET
Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, etc.) as provided at //www.convoclubs.com/registrar.
Program Requirements: Economics is a minimum of 61 credit hour degree. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.
LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES: 19 credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Microeconomics[SSC] | 5 | MATH 095 or MATH 095A & 095B or MATH 098 |
| ECON 202 | Macroeconomics[SSC,UWR] | 5 | MATH 095 or MATH 095A & 095B or MATH 098 |
| MATH 241 | Survey Calculus[SMI] Online students complete MATH 241A/241B in lieu of MATH 241 |
4 | MATH 111 or equivalent |
Choose one of the following options:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAT 243 | Elementary Statistics[SMI] Online students complete STAT 243A/243B in lieu of STAT 243 |
4 | MATH 095or MATH 095A & 095B |
| STAT 244 | Correlation & Regression | 1 | STAT 243 or STAT 243B |
| OR | |||
| POLS 251 | Social Science Research Methods | 5 | MATH 095or MATH 095A & 095B |
REQUIRED UPPER DIVISION COURSES: 19 credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 5 | ECON 201 |
| ECON 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 5 | ECON 202 & STAT 243/244 or POLS 251 |
| ECON 370 | History of Economic Thought[SSC] | 5 | |
| ECON 401 | Econometrics Capstone I[UWR] | 2 | |
| ECON 402 | Econometrics Capstone II[UWR] | 2 |
UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVE COURSES: 23 credits
At least 15 credits must be in ECON coursework. Coursework outside ECON must be approved by ECON faculty:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 310 | Selected Topics | 1 to 6 | |
| ECON 318 | Money/Financial Markets/Institutions[UWR] | 5 | ECON 202 & STAT 243/244 or POLS 251 |
| ECON 340 | Managerial Economics | 5 | ECON 201, MATH 241 & STAT 327 |
| ECON 345 | Economics of Development | 5 | |
| ECON 376 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 5 | ECON 201 |
| ECON 405 | Selected Topics | 1 to 5 | |
| ECON 410 | Selected Topics | 2 to 6 | |
| ECON 435 | Public Finance | 5 | |
| ECON 440 | International Economics: Issues & Analysis | 5 | ECON 201 & 202 |
| Other courses must be approved by ECON faculty |
Total credits required for major: 61
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Last update February 2014