Economics
Drs. J. Henderson and S. Klein, Faculty Mentors
To earn a Major in Economics, a student must earn a minimum grade of “C” in ECO 3306 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis and ECO 3307 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis. Students must also complete either ECO 3347 Introduction to Econometrics and Data Analysis or ECO 4347 Advanced Econometrics. Students may select their upper-division elective courses from the many course offerings in the Economics Department. At least one upper-division course must be at the 4000 level. ECO 3308 Engineering Economic Analysis and ECO 3355 Introduction to the Economics of Poverty and Discrimination do not count toward the Economics major.
Requirements for a major in Economics
Code | Title | Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
ECO 3306 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | 3 |
ECO 3307 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
ECO 3347 | Introduction to Econometrics and Data Analysis | 3 |
or ECO 4347 | Advanced Econometrics | |
Nine additional hours of Economics upper-level courses, including at least three hours at the 4000-level | 9 | |
Total Hours | 18 |
Note: Students who plan to pursue a career in financial analysis should take at least six hours of accounting beyond ACC 2303 Financial Accounting and ACC 2304 Managerial Accounting.
Note: A student majoring in Economics may repeat ECO 3306 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis and ECO 3307 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis only once in order to continue in the Economics major .
Note: A student majoring in Economics must complete FIN 3310 Introduction to Corporate Finance.