Students pursuing this bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in the Newcomb-Tulane College core curriculum, 120 credit hours in their degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000. More information on degree and core curriculum requirements can be found here.

See Sample Plan of Study below.

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.

Curriculum Requirements

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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.

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Political Economy courses, PECN 4300 and PECN 4400, may be counted as 4000-level economics electives.

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Department policy allows for major/minor overlap of ECON 1010 only; no other classes are permitted.

Sample Plan of Study

This example plan of study for the BA in Economics represents a fall semester start and encompasses all program requirements. Students are responsible for reviewing university, school, and program requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses in coordination with their academic and major advisors.

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For more information, contact the School of Liberal Arts.