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Prior to declaring the major, students must have minimum grade C or AP credit in ECN 150. The major in economics consists of 30 hours in economics* including:

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Major Courses
ECN 150Introduction to Economics **3
ECN 205Intermediate Microeconomics ***3
or ECN 210 Intermediate Mathematical Microeconomics
ECN 207Intermediate Macroeconomics ***3
or ECN 211 Intermediate Mathematical Macroeconomics
ECN 209Applied Econometrics ***3
300-level courses9
Co-Requirements
The student must make a minimum grade of C- in the following:
MTH 111Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4
STA 111Elementary Probability and Statistics ****4
*

Co-requisite hours are not counted towards these 30 hours in economics.

**

Students must receive a grade of C or higher in ECN 150 to enroll in ECN 205 or ECN 210, ECN 207 or ECN 211 and/or ECN 209.

***

A minimum grade of C- is required in ECN 205 or ECN 210, ECN 207 or ECN 211, and ECN 209. Additionally, only one of ECN 205 or ECN 210, and one of ECN 207 or ECN 211 can be counted towards the major.

****

Or similar course, including ANT 380, BIO 380, BEM 201, HES 262, SOC 271, or STA 311.

In addition, students must achieve an overall 2.0 average in economics courses.

Economics majors are encouraged to take complementary courses in mathematics, the humanities, or other social sciences to sharpen their analytical skills and to acquire a broader understanding of important issues. The faculty advisor will assist each student in determining the particular combination of courses that satisfies his or her needs.

Students who have a GPA of at least 3.0 overall and 3.3 in economics, and who complete the research course, ECN 399, will be considered by the department faculty for the graduation distinction “Honors in Economics.”

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