2024-2025 College Catalog

Economics Major

Economics Major Requirements

A minimum of 11 courses, distributed as follows:

Two introductory courses

ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 102Principles of Macroeconomics

3

One of the following Mathematics courses:

MATH 108Statistics

3

MATH 121Single Variable Calculus

4

Or

Any 3-credit MATH course at the 200-level

Three courses in economic theory

ECON 221Microeconomic Theory

4

ECON 222Macroeconomic Theory

4

ECON 223Econometrics

4

Senior Thesis

ECON 490Senior Project

3

Or

ECON 491Senior Project 1

1

ECON 492Senior Project 2

2

Two 300-level ECON classes, excluding ECON 395

 

Two 3 - 4 credit courses from the following:

ECON
300-level offerings

FINA 360Investment Analysis

4

FINA 381Financial Markets and Institutions

4

One 3-4 credit internship in ECON

One 3-4 credit ECON 100-level course numbered 140 or above

 

Economics Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics

3

Spring

ECON 102Principles of Macroeconomics

3

MATH 108Statistics

3

Or

MATH 121Single Variable Calculus

4

Second Year

Fall

ECON 221Microeconomic Theory

4

Spring

ECON 222Macroeconomic Theory

4

Electives

Third Year

Fall

ECON 223Econometrics

4

Electives

Spring

Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

Electives

ECON 490Senior Project

3

Or

ECON 491Senior Project 1

1

Spring

ECON 492Senior Project 2

2

If ECON 491 taken in Fall