Department of Economics - University of Delaware

Mar 13, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Economics - Applied Economics Concentration BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (1/8)*	Breadth Requirement (History & Cultural Change) (3/8)*
Breadth Requirement (Social & Behavioral Sciences) (2/8)*	ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3cr.) *
First Year Experience (BUAD 110 - Basics of Business (3cr.) recommended)	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.) *
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3cr.) *	Free Elective (1/8)
MATH 221 - Calculus I (3cr.) or MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A (4cr.) *	Quantitative Proficiency (MATH course) (1/3)*
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Second Year
Breadth Requirement (Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology) with Lab (4/8)	ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3cr.) *
ECON 301 - Quantitative Microeconomic Theory (3cr.) *	ECON 300- or 400-level*
MATH 201 - Introduction to Statistical Methods I (3cr.) *	Free Elective (2/8)
Quantitative Proficiency (2/3)*	MATH 202 - Introduction to Statistical Methods II (3cr.) *
Related Coursework (ACCT 207 - Accounting I (3cr.) recommended) (1/3)	Quantitative Proficiency (3/3)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
ECON 300 or 400-level*	Breadth Requirement (History & Cultural Change) (5/8)
ECON 422 - Econometric Methods and Models I (3cr.) (Capstone)*	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8)	ECON 423 - Econometric Methods and Models II (3cr.) *
Related Coursework (2/3)	Free Elective (4/8)
2nd Writing Requirement*	Related Coursework (3/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Breadth Requirement (History & Cultural Change) (7/8)	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (8/8)*
ECON 300 or 400-level*	Free Elective (5/8)
ECON 400-level*	Free Elective (6/8)
Discovery Learning Experience	Free Elective (7/8)
Multicultural Requirement	Free Elective (8/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 14
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.