Economics Major, B.A.; B.S.
B.A. or B.S. degrees
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
Up to six (6) hours may be taken as Credit/No Credit and counted toward the major.
Students are strongly advised to select elective courses in consultation with an Economic Department advisor.
Students earning the Economics major on the B.A. or B.S. degrees are strongly advised to complete the mathematics and statistics courses early in their academic program. Note that MTH 130 is a prerequisite for STA 382QR.
No more than a total of 27 hours of credit earned in business courses, including business transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation unless the student is majoring in the College of Business Administration.
Program Requirements
Required Economic Courses (15 hours)
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3(3-0) |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3(3-0) |
| ECO 306 | Money and Banking | 3(3-0) |
| ECO 365 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | 3(3-0) |
| ECO 370 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | 3(3-0) |
Required Mathematics Courses (4 hours)
Select one of the following courses:
Required Statistics Courses (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| ECO 285 | Statistical Methods in Economics | 3(3-0) |
| STA 282QR | Introduction to Statistics | 3(3-0) |
| STA 382QR | Elementary Statistical Analysis | 3(3-0) |
Electives (15 hours)
Select 15 hours of ECO courses; 9 hours of ECO courses must be numbered 300 or above.
Total: 37 semester hours
Note: MTH 130 is a prerequisite for STA 382QR.