Bachelor
of Business Administration Degree in Economics
The minimum semester credit hours for the Bachelor of
Business Administration degree in Economics is 120.
All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum
requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirements, and the
degree requirements, which are listed below. Top
Core Curriculum requirements:
Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree
in Economics must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in
the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below
satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however,
if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students
will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number
of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing
of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 9-13
of this catalog.
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must
complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition
to the Core Curriculum.
In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements
from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates
for the degree must complete the following degree requirements. Thirty-nine
of the total hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division
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Degree Requirements
A. 15 upper-division semester credit hours in the major:
ECO 3033 Economics of Managerial Decisions
ECO 3053 Aggregate Economic Analysis
9 additional semester credit hours of upper-division electives in economics
selected to complement the courses in the student's track. Economics
majors who wish to pursue a graduate degree in economics are encouraged
to take ECO 3113 and ECO
3123.
B. 3 semester credit hours of upper-division non-economics electives
within the College of Business
C. 9 semester credit hours of electives from outside the College of
Business selected to complement the courses in the student's track.
(NOTE: MAT 1214 is required
for the Managerial Economics Track and all economics majors who wish
to pursue a graduate degree in economics are encouraged to take MAT
1214 and MAT 1223. It
is recommended that students in the Managerial, Financial, and Public
Sector Economics tracks take ACC 3123,
ACC 3023, and ACC
4053, respectively.) Top
D. 6 semester credit hours in a track:
Managerial Economics Track
ECO 3113 Introduction to Mathematical
Economics
ECO 3123 Forecasting Techniques in Business
and Economics
Financial Economics Track
FIN 3033 Principles of Investment
FIN 3313 Money and Banking
Public Sector Economics Track
6 semester credit hours from:
ECO 3213 Government Regulation of Industry
ECO 3253 Economics of Public and Social
Issues
ECO 3273 Public Sector Economics
ECO 4273 Environmental and Resource Economics
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