Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics

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All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Economics must complete I, II, III, and IV. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 s.h.

  1. University General Education and College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Requirements: 60 s.h.
  2. Core Courses: 12 s.h. Econ 231, 232, 330 or 332, 331
  3. Electives
    1. Departmental: 11–20 s.h.
      It is recommended that students include Econ 387.
    2. Directed (optional): 0–9 s.h.
      With the approval of the department chairperson, students may take up to 9 hours of coursework in related areas and substitute them for departmental electives.Courses must come from the following list of areas of emphasis. If courses are chosen from more than one area of emphasis, the student must demonstrate that they are part of a coherent program of study. Students should obtain the handout “Undergraduate Tracks in Economics” from the department for more precise information on selecting courses.
      General Business Economics—Econ 332;
      Pre-Professional and Law—Econ 332, 432; BL 431;
      Business Analysis—Econ 332, 387, 425; DS 303; IS 340; Mktg 329, 497; Mgt 350; OM 352, 455;
      Government and Planning (two Econ Tracks): Econ Track I— Econ 360, 432; Econ Track II—Econ 460, and two of the following: Econ 387, 425, 434; for both tracks PolS 370, 494; Geog 448;
      International Economics—Econ 420, 470; Mktg 317, 417
      Financial Institutions—Econ 325, 332, 425; Fin 341, 441, 471, 493;
      Agriculture—Econ 465, 470; AgEc 442, 457; 458;
      Advanced Degree—Econ 387, 470; Math 311, 333, 421, 424, 430, 431, 435, 481; Stat 471, 472, 474.
    3. Any Minor: 16 s.h.
    4. Open: 9 s.h.
  4. Other
    1. Natural Sciences/Mathematics: Math 137 and 138: 6 s.h.*
    2. IM 320†: 3 s.h.

*6 s.h. may count toward the University General Education requirement.
†IM 320 fulfills the Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) graduation requirement.