Economics General Program (BS)

A. Economics (36 credits)

At least 36 credits in economics, to include:

• ECN 201 - Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics) (3)
• ECN 202 - Principles of Economics (Microeconomics) (3)
• ECN 315 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3)
• ECN 354 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3)
• ECN 480 - Quantitative Methods and Econometrics (3)

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• With no more than three credits from:

• ECN 391 - Directed Reading in Economics (1-3)
• ECN 395 - Internship in Applied Economics (3-6)
• ECN 394 - Directed Research in Economics (1-3)

B. Statistics (3 credits)

• MTH 370 - Applied Statistics and Data II (4) (strongly recommended; required for the Data Analytics concentration)

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• Or one from:

• MTH 272 - Applied Statistics and Data I (4)
• PSY 322 - Basic Statistics and Probability (4)
• SOC 215 - General Statistics (3)

C. Mathematics (8 credits)

• MTH 121 - Calculus I (4)
• MTH 122 - Calculus II (4)

D. Electives (12 credits)

Twelve additional credits in social sciences outside economics or in mathematics. The social science courses may include one introductory course; additional courses must be numbered 300 or above. Mathematics courses should be selected with the approval of the advisor and must be beyond the level of MTH 122 ; MTH 272  cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. 

E. Data Analytics Concentration (optional, 20-21 credits)

• One from: 

• CIS 151 - Spreadsheet Software (2)
• CIS 152 - Database Management Software (3)

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• CSC 122 - Introduction to Programming (3)
• CSC 175 - Problem Solving and Programming I (4)

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• One from:

• CSC 275 - Problem Solving and Programming II (4)
• CSC 276 - Problem Solving and Programming II in Java (4)

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• CSC 384 - Database Design (4)
• CSC 487 - Data Mining: Algorithms and Applications (4)

F. Additional Requirements

All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science degree , including General Education requirements .
 

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 124 credits