Economics, BS (CAS)

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Economics Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR (GE S/BH)	ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics – ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics	3	3
GE SPCH - WRTG	BUS 184 - (EP) Oral and Information Proficiency – WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible		3
GE QUAN	MATH ELECT – Math Option¹	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Elective²	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ⁵
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	ECO 361 - Intermediate Microeconomics – ECO 362 - Intermediate Macroeconomics	3	3
MAJOR	STAT 253 - Statistics for Economics		3
COGNATE	ACC 253 - Financial Accounting	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective		3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT – Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humn. Electives (HIST 110 -HIST 111 recommended)	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT – Free Elective³	3
		18	18
Third Year
MAJOR	ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business	3
MAJOR	ECO ELECT - Economics Elective	3	6
COGNATE	FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT – Cognate Electives⁴	3	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective	3	3
		15	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	ECO 460 - Monetary and Financial Economics	3
MAJOR	ECO ELECT - Eco. Elective – ECO 490 - Economics Seminar	3	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective⁴	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	6
		15	15
	Total: 126 Credits

¹ See note on Math Options .

² If EDUC 113 is required in the first semester, it is taken in place of a humanities elective and is counted as a GE free elective. One GE free elective in the fourth year must then be taken as a humanities elective.

³ If a third math course is required, it replaces this GE elective.

⁴ Economics majors may apply up to 6 cognate credits toward a Math minor. Students taking the sequence open to Math majors are strongly urged to complete the calculus sequence by taking MATH 222 , particularly if they plan on pursuing graduate studies.

Economics majors in the College of Arts and Sciences will apply their elective cognate credits to the following areas (exceptions require the permission of the CAS Dean): Political Science, Psychology, Sociology. Nine credits must be in the same field.

⁵The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

Economics, BS (CAS)

Economics Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 126 Credits