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Sep 01, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics Major
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(42-46 credits minimum)
Degree Map
3 Year Degree Map
Learning Outcomes
Economic major helps students master economic theory and practice, as well as to analyze economic problems and evaluate public policy. The major provides students with a logical structure and careful reasoning skills. The major thus provides students with preparation for a variety of careers ranging across government, academia, and business. Students wishing to teach economics at the high school level should consider a Social Studies Education degree with economics as a concentration.
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Required Economics (27 credits):
Select one internationally focused course from the following:*
Select one public policy focused course from the following*:
Directed Economic Electives (9 credits):
Students may take any three courses from among the following: Required Foundation Courses (6-10 credits):
Students must meet the required placement scores for the listed MATH courses or they will have to fulfill the required course prerequisites. Select one from the following:
Select one from the following:
Degree Map
This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.00 overall GPA Fall 4th Year
- Major Elective | Credits/Units 3 (300/400 Level Elective)
- Foundational Studies: HIP | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
15 Credits Spring 4th Year
- ECON 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credits
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
- Elective | Credits/Units 3
15 Credits
3 Year Degree Map
The 3 year degree plan is available for the students meeting the following requirements: - Student is an incoming freshman to the on-campus program
- English placement score into ENG 105/107 or GH 101 & GH 102
- Math placement directly into Quantitative Literacy category
Summer 1st Year
- Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 3 Credits
9 Credits Fall 2nd Year
- ECON 321 - Money and Banking 3 Credits
- Foundational Studies: ESR | 3 Credits
- Foundational Studies: Lab Science | 4 Credits
- Major Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 2 Credits
18 Credits
Summer 2nd Year
- Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 3 Credits
- Elective | 3 Credits
9 Credits Fall 3rd Year
- ECON 300 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Credits
- Foundational Studies: Junior Composition | 3 Credits
- Major Elective | 3 Credits
- Major Elective | 3 Credits
- Major Elective | 3 Credits
- Foundational Studies: HIP | 3 Credits
18 Credits
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