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2008–2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics

The minimum semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics is 120, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts 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 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area

Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Communications

English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Mathematics

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MAT 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business

Natural Sciences

Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics

World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements, 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 level.

Degree Requirements

  1. 39 semester credit hours of required courses in the major:

    COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech
    ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics (satisfies Economics Core Curriculum requirement)
    ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics
    ECO 3013 Theory of Price
    ECO 3053 Aggregate Economic Analysis
    MS 1023 Business Statistics with Computer Applications I

    21 semester credit hours must be in upper-division economics courses. Additional information on degree plans under the three areas of specialization in the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics is available in the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center and the Department of Economics.

  2. 12 semester credit hours of social science electives selected from American studies (AMS), anthropology (ANT), bicultural-bilingual studies (BBL), criminal justice (CRJ), geography (GRG), history (HIS), political science (POL), psychology (PSY), or sociology (SOC).

  3. 30 additional credit hours which ensures that at least 39 semester credit hours of upper-division credit are earned.

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