Department of Applied Economics and Statistics

Economics of Sustainability and Policy Concentration BS Four-Year Plan

Fall	Spring
First Year
APEC 135 - Introduction to Data Analysis	APEC 100 - Sustainable Development **
APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources **	ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics **
MATH 221 - Calculus I ***	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
First Year Seminar	ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology ***
Breadth Requirement (1/4)	Foreign Language Requirement
Breadth Requirement (2/4)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Second Year
COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business	ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics **	Physical Science Requirement (1/2)*
ECON 308 - Banking and Monetary Policy	POSC 220 - Introduction to Public Policy **
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice ***	Multicultural Requirement
Breadth Requirement (3/4)	Breadth Requirement (4/4)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Third Year
APEC 343 - Environmental Economics **	APEC 324 - Introduction to Resource Economics
ECON 300 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or ECON 301 - Quantitative Microeconomic Theory	APEC 406 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy ** or APEC 429 - Community Economic Development
Physical Science Requirement (2/2)*	ECON 300-level Elective (1/2)
Free Elective (1/8)	Free Elective (3/8)
Free Elective (2/8)	Free Elective (4/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
APEC 450 - Topics in Environmental Law (DLE and Capstone)**	APEC 409 - Surveys and Economic Experiments **
APEC 480 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management	ECON 300-level Elective (2/2)
ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory **	APEC 406 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy ** or APEC 429 - Community Economic Development
Free Elective (5/8)	Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (6/8)	Free Elective (8/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*See program page for approved courses.
** These courses also satisfy the University Breadth Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
*** These courses also satisfy the University Breadth Requirement: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology

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. 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. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.