Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the major in economics must meet the following departmental requirements:
Economics courses
Economics Core courses
| Ec 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 311 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| | or | |
Ec 415
| Microeconomic Theory with Calculus | 4 |
| Ec 312 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
One of the following
| Ec 456 | American Economic History: the First Century | 4 |
| Ec 457 | American Economic History: the 20th Century | 4 |
| Ec 460 | History of Economic Thought | 4 |
| Ec 469 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Economics Electives (28 credits)
Up to 12 credits below EC 410; 16-28 credits above Ec 410
Ec 380 can be used to satisfy courses above EC 410
Students cannot use EC 415 as an Economics elective
Required Mathematics and Statistics courses
| Mth 251 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Stat 243 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
| Stat 244 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Majors must take a minimum of 24 credits of upper division (300 and above) coursework in residence from this department and must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in work completed in this department.
All courses used to satisfy the departmental major requirements, whether taken in the department or elsewhere, must be taken for a letter grade and must be graded C- or above.
Ec 403 Honors Thesis cannot be used to satisfy the requirements for the major in economics. Up to 4 credits of
Ec 418 may be counted as upper division credit in the major.