These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Degree Requirements

University Requirements

  • ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý0701 (4 s.h.) and/or ·¡±·³ÒÌý0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
  • All 51¶¯Âþ students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. The specific courses required for this major are ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3598 and one of the following: ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3596, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3597, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3697, or ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3698.
  • Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.

College of Liberal Arts Requirements

  • Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including:
    • 90 credits in CLA/CST courses;
    • 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999).
      • For Social Science majors, 6 upper level credits (numbered 2000-4999) must be taken in Humanities Subject Areas: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts, Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
    • A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
    • Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.
    • Professional Development Requirement
      • All students in the College of Liberal Arts are required to take a 1 credit seminar in professional development. °ä³¢´¡Ìý1002 Professional Development for Liberal Arts Majors is the appropriate course option for this major. Other courses that fulfill this requirement may be found on the CLA College Requirements page. Only one course in this category may count towards graduation.
    • Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements:
      • All students must complete or test out of the first and second levels of a foreign language, these are numbered 1001 and 1002;
      • All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
      • All Bachelor of Arts students must complete one of the following options:
        • Third semester of a foreign language;
        • Demonstrated proficiency beyond the third semester in a foreign language (placement exam or certification from the language department);
        • Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA College Requirements page;
        • Study Abroad at an approved program; or
        • Take a second General Education Global/World Society course.
      • Notes on Foreign Language Study
        • The third level of language is numbered 1003 in French, Spanish, and Portuguese and numbered 2001 in all other foreign language subjects.
        • Students are strongly encouraged to take the third level of a foreign language as it is the minimum required for election to the prestigious honors society Phi Beta Kappa. (Taking the course does not guarantee admission but not taking it guarantees exclusion.)
        • See the College of Liberal Arts Policies section of this Bulletin for more information on the Foreign Language Placement, Regression in Coursework, and guidelines for students' other experiences with language.

General Electives are typically one-third of a student's program of study and can be focused on a second major, a minor, or towards some other personal enrichment or professional goals. See an academic advisor for assistance in developing an academic plan for these courses.

Major Requirements (37 credits)

Required Courses
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý1101Macroeconomic Principles 13
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý1901 Honors Macroeconomic Principles
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý1102Microeconomic Principles 13
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý1902 Honors Microeconomic Principles
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý2103Statistical Business Analytics4
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3501Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3701 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis with Calculus
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3502Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3702 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis with Calculus
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3503Introduction to Econometrics3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703 Econometric Theory
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3563International Trade3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3564 International Monetary Economics
Writing-intensive elective
Select one of the following:3
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3596
Energy, Ecology, and Economy
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3597
Health Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696
Behavioral Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3697
The Economics of Sports
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3698
Economic Inequality
Capstone Course
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3598Economics Writing Seminar3
Major Electives
Three electives in Economics at the 3000 level or above9
Total Credit Hours37
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These courses are prerequisites for most of the Economics 2000-3999 courses. Check specific course descriptions for details.

Note: Students preparing for graduate study in economics or in an economics-related area are strongly encouraged to take ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3701, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3702, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703, and ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3504 as well as courses in calculus and linear algebra in the Mathematics department.