The B.A. in economics combines economic science with broad liberal arts training, providing an excellent background for postgraduate work in business, public policy, or law, and also for the student who will enter the labor force upon graduation.
Students pursuing one of the economic majors are strongly encouraged to complete ECON 1010 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 c.h.) and ECON 1020 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 c.h.) in their freshman year. They are also encouraged to complete ECON 3010 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 c.h.) and ECON 3020 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 c.h.) by the end of their second year. Finally students are encouraged to complete an introductory course in statistics offered by the Department of Mathematics.
Select five additional Economics Courses at the 3000 level or above1, 2, 3
15
Total Credit Hours
31
1
Of these, at least two must be at the 4000 level or above. ECON 3890 Service Learning (1 c.h.), ECON 4570 Internship (1 to 3 c.h.), and ECON 5000 Honors Thesis (4 c.h.)* do not count toward this requirement.
2
Political Economy courses, PECN 4300 and PECN 4400, may be counted as 4000-level economics electives.
3
Department policy allows for major/minor overlap of ECON 1010 only; no other classes are permitted.
Program String and Field of Study: LABA_UG, ECON
Catalog addenda note: Minor edits were made to this program on 6/12/2025.
