Economics Education (BA)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.) (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

Additional Breadth Requirements:

Courses used to fulfill the University Breadth Requirement above may also be used to fulfill the Economics Breadth Requirements.

Nine credits representing at least two areas of Creative Arts and Humanities
Nine credits representing at least two areas of History and Cultural Change
Three credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences (cannot be satisfied by an Economics course)
Seven credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology (at least one course must have an associated laboratory)

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Foreign Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
  - Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Core:

Minimum grade C-.

Economics Electives:

Six additional Economics courses (18 credits) at or above the 300-level, at least two of which are at or above the 400-level.
- Credit will be allowed for only ONE of the following courses: ECON 251 , ECON 255 , ECON 300 or ECON 301 .
- Credit will not be allowed for both courses of any of the following sets of corresponding courses: ECON 332 and ECON 433 ; ECON 343 and ECON 444 ; ECON 360 and ECON 463; ECON 381 and ECON 483 ; and ECON 490 ; ECON 415 and ECON 422 .

Mathematics:

One of the following (minimum grade C-):

Professional Studies:

Minimum grade C-.

Related Coursework:

GEOG 120 - World Regional Geography (3cr.) (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
HIST 104 - World History II (3cr.) (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
HIST 106 - U.S. History Since 1865 (3cr.) (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
POSC 150 - Introduction to American Politics (3cr.) (may be used to satisfy University Breadth)
One HIST elective (three credits)
Two GEOG electives (six credits)
Two POSC electives (six credits)

Note:

To be eligible to student teach, Economics Education students must have a GPA of 3.0 in their major and an overall GPA of 2.75. They must also pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education. Students must consult with the Social Studies education program coordinator to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. No more than three credits can be from BHAN 120 .