Program Requirements

Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics -- The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Prerequisite courses -- Econ 11-12.
3. Required courses in related areas -- Math 21, 31 or 52; Stat 111 and 112, or equivalent; 6 credit hours of a social science other than economics.
4. Required courses in the major -- Econ 101, 102, 121, 198, and five additional 100-level economics courses to be approved by the departmental advisor. Grades of C- or better are required in Econ 101 and 102. A maximum of three regional courses (Econ 133, 169, 170, 185) can be counted toward the five additional courses. Of the three international economic courses (Econ 180, 181, and 182) only two may be counted toward the major.

Bachelor of Science with a major in economics -- The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian School of Arts and Sciences.
2. Prerequisite courses -- Econ 11-12.
3. Required courses in related areas -- Math 31 and 32, or equivalent; Stat 111 and 112, or equivalent; 6 hours of additional course work in mathematics, statistics, system engineering or computer science, to be approved by the departmental advisor (e.g., Math 33, 124, 125, 142; Stat 157, 158, 181, 183; CSci 123, 173, 174, 194; Emse 101, 102, 109, 154, 173).
4. Required courses in the major -- Econ 101, 102, 121, 123, 198, and four additional 100-level economics courses to be approved by the departmental advisor. Grades of C- or better are required in Econ 101 and 102. A maximum of three regional courses (Econ 133, 169, 170, 185) can be counted toward the four additional courses. Of the three international economic courses (Econ 180, 181, and 182) only two may be counted toward the major.

Five-Year Bachelor of Science with a major in economics and Master of Arts in the field of economics -- Students interested in this dual degree program should consult the undergraduate economics advisor by the end of the second semester of the sophomore year.

1. Bachelor of Science with a major in economics -- The following requirements must be fulfilled:
   1. All requirements listed under the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in economics. It is desirable that students complete Math 31 and 32 (or an equivalent sequence), Stat 111 and 112 (or an equivalent sequence), and Econ 101 and 102 by the end of their fifth semester. During their sixth semester, students should begin the process of applying to the M.A. program.
   2. Econ 301, 305 an either 302 or 306, microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.

2. Master of Arts in the field of economics -- Required: completion of requirements of M.A. options a or b. See the Graduate Programs Bulletin.

Five year Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in economics and Master of Public Policy. Students interested in this dual degree program should consult the director of the Public Policy Program by the second semester of their sophomore year.

Special Honors -- Students may apply for graduation with Special Honors. To be eligible, a student must meet the requirements for Special Honors stated under University Regulations, must have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in economics courses, and must submit an honors paper to the department. Upon review of the honors paper, the student may be recommended for graduation with Special Honors.

Minor in economics -- (a) 18 credit hours in economics, including Econ 11-12, 101,102, 121, and one other approved 100-level course in economics; (b) 6 credit hours of an approved statistics sequence, such as Stat 111-112; or 6 hours of an approved mathematics sequence, such as Math 31-32; or one approved statistics course, such as Stat 111, and one approved mathematics course, such as Math 31; or one approved mathematics course, such as Math 31 or 52, or one approved statistics course such as Stat 111 and one additional approved 100-level economics course (IMPORTANT NOTE: Stat 129 cannot be used to fulfill the statistics course options, nor can Econ 133, 169, 170, or 185 be used to fulfill the economics course option). Grades of C- or better are required in Econ 101 and 102.

With permission, a limited number of graduate courses in the department may be taken for credit toward an undergraduate degree. See the Graduate Programs Bulletin for course listings.