Economics, B.S.
Requirements for a Major in Economics (BS)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty-seven semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Core Economics Courses 1 | ||
| ECO 2306 | Principles of Microeconomics 2 | 3 |
| ECO 2307 | Principles of Macroeconomics 2 | 3 |
| ECO 3306 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| ECO 3307 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| ECO 4347 | Advanced Econometrics | 3 |
| Twelve semester hours of 3000-4000 ECO courses, nine of which must be at the 4000-level | 12 | |
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| Required Courses in Other Fields | ||
| MTH 1321 | Calculus I 4 | 3 |
| STA 2381 | Introductory Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or STA 3381 | Probability and Statistics | |
| Eight semester hours of science courses (with no more than 4 hours from GEO) with appropriate labs selected from the following: | 8 | |
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Exploring Environmental Issues and An Introduction to Environmental Analysis (Lab) | ||
| The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| Evolution and Extinction and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters | ||
| World Oceans | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| Earth Science | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience and Introduction to Neuroscience Laboratory | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Twelve additional semester hours of science and mathematics, selected from one or more of the following: BIO, CHE, GEO, PHY, PSY, NSC, ENV, MTH, STA, and/or CSI (excluding MTH and STA courses taken to satisfy the requirement above). All courses must count toward the major in the respective departments. | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 53 | |
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Economics majors must earn a minimum grade of C in each of these courses. Students earning a C-minus or less in any of these courses may only retake the course once to meet the minimum grade requirement. Except for credit earned prior to initial matriculation at Baylor, students majoring in Economics must complete all Core Economics Courses at Baylor; post-matriculation transfer credit will not count toward the major even if the student was not an Economics major at the time the transfer credit was earned.
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Qualified students may take ECO 1380 Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy in lieu of ECO 2306 Principles of Microeconomics and ECO 2307 Principles of Macroeconomics, but doing so does not reduce the number of semester hours required for the major. Economics majors taking ECO 1380 Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy must earn a minimum grade of C in the course.
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ECO 3308 Engineering Economic Analysis and ECO 3355 Introduction to the Economics of Poverty and Discrimination do not count toward the Economics major.
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Economics majors must earn a minimum grade of C in MTH 1321 Calculus I. Students earning C-minus or less may only retake MTH 1321 Calculus I once to meet the minimum grade requirement.
Note: Students interested in the B.B.A. degree should see the Hankamer School of Business section of this catalog. Prospective teachers of economics should refer to the School of Education section of this catalog.