Department of Economics - University of Delaware

Mar 14, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Economics BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3cr.) *	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.) *
MATH 114 ,MATH 115 ,MATH 117 ,MATH 221 , or MATH 241 *	ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3cr.) *
Foreign Language (1/3)	Foreign Language (2/3)
Breadth Requirement (Social & Behavioral Sciences)* (1/9)	Breadth Requirement (Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology with Lab) (2/9)
First Year Experience (BUAD 110 - Basics of Business (3cr.) recommended)	Breadth Requirement (History and Cultural Change)* (3/9)
Credits: 16	Credits: 17
Second Year
ECON 300 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3cr.) or ECON 301 - Quantitative Microeconomic Theory (3cr.) *	ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3cr.) *
MATH 201 - Introduction to Statistical Methods I (3cr.) *	MATH 202 - Introduction to Statistical Methods II (3cr.) *
Foreign Language (3/3)	Breadth Requirement (History and Cultural Change) (6/9)
Breadth Requirement (Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology) (4/9)	Multicultural Requirement
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities)* (5/9)	Free Elective (1/7)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
ECON 300 or 400-level*	ECON 300 or 400-level*
ECON 300 or 400-level*	ECON 300 or 400-level*
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (7/9)	Related Work (2/3)
Related Work (ACCT 207 - Accounting I (3cr.) recommended) (1/3)	Second Writing Requirement*
Free Elective (2/7)	Free Elective (3/7)**
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
ECON 400-level*	Capstone Requirement*
Related Work (3/3)	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (9/9)
Breadth Requirement (History & Cultural Change)* (8/9)	Free Elective (5/6)
Discovery Learning Experience	Free Elective (6/6)
Free Elective (4/6)
Credits: 14	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 120

* Minimum grade of C- required.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. This document is not intended to replace advising. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. Students can also utilize the Degree Audit in UDSIS to monitor their progress.