Economics, BS

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 , MATH 1021 ; 2.3 Cumulative GPA.

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• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or
• ECON 2001 HONORS: Principles of Microeconomics (3)

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3) ¹

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• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)²
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ISDS 1102 , MATH 1431 ; 2.3 Business; 2.6 Cumulative GPA.

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• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3)

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• ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) or
• ECON 2011 HONORS: Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

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• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)²
• Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1 (3)³

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• ISDS 1101 HONORS: Introduction to Management Information Systems (3) or
• ISDS 1102 Introduction to Management Information Systems for Business Majors (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ACCT 2001 , ECON 2000 ; 2.3 Business GPA; 2.6 Cumulative GPA .

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• ACCT 2001 Introductory Financial Accounting (3) or
• ACCT 2002 Honors: Introductory Financial Accounting (3)

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• ISDS 2000 Business Statistics and Analytics I (3) or
• ISDS 2010 HONORS: Business Statistics and Analytics I (3)

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• ECON 2035 Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Activity (3) or
• ECON 2036 HONORS: Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Activity (3) ⁴

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Elective (3)⁷

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: ECON 2010 ; ISDS 2000 , Admission to the College; 2.3 Business GPA; 2.6 Cumulative GPA; .

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• ACCT 2101 Introductory Managerial Accounting (3) or
• ACCT 2102 Honors: Introductory Managerial Accounting (3) ⁴

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• ISDS 2001 Business Statistics and Analytics II (3) or
• ISDS 2011 HONORS: Business Statistics and Analytics II (3)

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2 (3)⁵
• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)²

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 2000 ; ACCT 2101 

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• FIN 3716 Principles of Finance (3)
• MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• ISDS 3115 Introduction to Operations Management (3)

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• MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3) or
• MKT 3402 HONORS: Principles of Marketing (3)

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 6

• BLAW 3201 Business Law (3)
• ECON 4710 Aggregate Economic Analysis (3)
• ECON 4720 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) ⁴
• ECON Electives (6)⁷

Semester 7

•  ECON Electives (6)⁷
• Business Elective (3000/4000-level) (3)⁶
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Elective (3)⁷

Semester 8

• MGT 3830 Strategic Management (3)
• ECON electives (6)⁷
• Business elective (3000/4000 level) (3)⁶
• Elective (3)⁷

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - If postgraduate study in economics is anticipated, it is strongly recommended that the student should pursue a minor in mathematics.

² - GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT: If two course sequence is taken in the physical science, the additional three hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

³ - Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1: Choose from CMST 2060 , CMST 2061  or CMST 2064 .
A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

⁴ - Business students cannot receive credit for ACCT 2000 , ECON 2030 , FIN 3715  or ISDS 1100 .

⁵ -  Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2: Choose from CMST 2060 , CMST 2061  or CMST 4113 .
A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

⁶ - BUSINESS ELECTIVES: to be selected from the 3000 or 4000 level offerings of the following departments: ACCT, BADM, BLAW, ECON, ENTR, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MKT, and ISDS.

⁷ - ELECTIVES: See “Electives ” under “Degree Requirements of the College .”

     ECON ELECTIVES: See department advisor for more details.

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