Economics Major

Economics Major Requirements

A minimum of 11 courses, distributed as follows:

Two introductory courses

ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

One of the following Mathematics courses:

MATH 108	Statistics	3
MATH 121	Single Variable Calculus	4
	Or
	Any 3-credit MATH course at the 200-level

Three courses in economic theory

ECON 221	Microeconomic Theory	4
ECON 222	Macroeconomic Theory	4
ECON 223	Econometrics	4

Senior Thesis

ECON 490	Senior Project	3
	Or
ECON 491	Senior Project 1	1
ECON 492	Senior Project 2	2

Two 3 - 4 credit courses from the following:

ECON	300-level offerings
FINA 360	Investment Analysis	4
FINA 381	Financial Markets and Institutions	4
	One 3-4 credit internship in ECON
	One 3-4 credit ECON 100-level course numbered 140 or above

 

Two 300-level ECON classes, excluding ECON 395

 

Economics Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

ECON 101

Principles of Microeconomics

3

Spring

ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
MATH 108	Statistics	3
	Or
MATH 121	Single Variable Calculus	4

Second Year

Fall

ECON 221

Microeconomic Theory

4

Spring

ECON 222	Macroeconomic Theory	4
	Electives

Third Year

Fall

ECON 223	Econometrics	4
	Electives

Spring

Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

	Electives
ECON 490	Senior Project	3
	Or
ECON 491	Senior Project 1	1

Spring

ECON 492

Senior Project 2

2

If ECON 491 taken in Fall