Economics and Business

                                                                             Requirements for the Major in Economics

Number of Units

Eight units are required, exclusive of SIP and MATH Cognates.

Required Core Courses

ECON 101 Principles of Economics

ECON 305 Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 306 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Economic Electives Courses

Take five out of the following set of courses: ECON 225, 235, 245, 265, 275, 280, 360, 365, 405, 410, 415, or 490.

Two of these courses must be taken from 300-level courses or above,

at least one of them must be a 400-level course.

Required MATH Cognate Courses

Take two courses; one from each of the following two categories of courses:

I.                   Differential Calculus: ECON 155 Mathematical Methods for Economics

                                                              or MATH 112 Calculus I

                                                              or MATH 110 & 111 Calculus I with Review or AP credit.

                                           II.               Statistical Analysis: ECON 160 Business Statistics

                                                             or MATH 260 Applied Statistics.

The math cognate courses are required to provide students with a strong foundation in contemporary business and economic decision making processes that are increasingly based on marginal analysis, optimization, and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.

Requirements for the Major in Business

Number of Units

Eight units are required, exclusive of SIP and MATH Cognates.

Required Core Courses

ECON 101 Principles of Economics

ECON 150 Principles of Accounting

ECON 305 Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 306 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Economic Electives Courses

Take five out of the following set of courses: ECON 210, 215, 220, 245, 275, 279, 350, 355, 365, 370, 405, 480, or 490.

Two of these courses must be taken from 300-level courses or above,

at least one of them must be a 400-level course.

Required MATH Cognate Courses

Take two courses; one from each of the following two categories of courses:

I.                   Differential Calculus: ECON 155 Mathematical Methods for Economics

                                                              or MATH 112 Calculus I

                                                              or MATH 110 & 111 Calculus I with Review or AP credit.

                                            II.               Statistical Analysis: ECON 160 Business Statistics

                                                              or MATH 260 Applied Statistics.

The math cognate courses are required to provide students with a strong foundation in contemporary business and economic decision making processes that are increasingly based on marginal analysis, optimization, and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.