Economics Major Requirements

All economics majors are required to take Econ 101,102, 201, 202, and 205, and to attain a grade of at least C- in each of them. Majors are further required to take six elective courses within the department. At least one of these electives must be a "field" course, and at least two must be "alternative approach" courses. A "field" course is one which offers a broad survey of a major field of applied economics. (Field courses are designated with double asterisks below.) An "alternative approach" course is one which gives a systematic and thorough treatment of an approach or approaches to economics other than the traditional neo-classical/Keynesian approach. (Alternative approach courses are designated with single asterisks below.) Each student must achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 in all economics courses in order to graduate as an economics major.

Math Requirement

ECON 101 (Introduction to Microeconomics ) and 102 (Introduction to Macroeconomics) have as a prerequisite MATH Q114, MATH 115, or the equivalent (e.g., placement out of MATH Q114/MATH 115 by examination). Almost all other economics courses have either ECON 101 or 102 or both as a prerequisite; students must therefore have MATH Q114, MATH 115, or the equivalent prior to taking almost any economics course. Also, the other three courses required of all economics majors (ECON 201, 202, and 205) all have the following math prerequisite: MATH 129 (or 130) or placement into MATH 135 (or 140).