These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

University Requirements

All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.

Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

College Requirements

Students must meet College Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration including the requirements of the major listed below. Economics students must attain at least a 2.0 GPA in their major and 2.0 GPA overall in order to graduate.

Major Requirements

Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration. Students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University, College, and Major requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

Requirements of Economics Major

Required Courses
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3501Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3701 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis with Calculus
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3502Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3702 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis with Calculus
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3503Introduction to Econometrics3
´Ç°ùÌý·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703 Econometric Theory
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3598Economics Writing Seminar 13
Electives
Select two of the following:6
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3503
Introduction to Econometrics (if not taken to meet major requirement above)
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3504
Mathematical Economics
ECON 3506/3596
Energy, Ecology, and Economy
ECON 3507/3597
Health Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3511
The Economics and Management of Privatization
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3512
Public Finance
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3513
Economics of State and Local Governments
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3514
The Economics of Education and Human Capital
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3519
Game Theory and Strategic Behavior
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3522
Economic Theory of Networks
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3525
Urban Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3531
History of Economic Theory
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3532
Economic History of the United States
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3535
Public Control of Business: Antitrust
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3536
Economics of American Industry
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3537
Comparative Economic Systems
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3538
Managerial Economics
ECON 3541/3697
The Economics of Sports
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3543
Law and Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3544
Computer-Based Modeling
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3545
Economics of Labor Markets
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3546
Women in the Economy
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3547
Economics of Development and Growth
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548
Behavioral Economics 2
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3563
International Trade (highly recommended)
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3564
International Monetary Economics (highly recommended)
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3571
Money and Banking
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3572
Owl Fund Seminar I
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3580
Special Topics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3582
Independent Study
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3672
Owl Fund Seminar II
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3682
Independent Study
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3698
Economic Inequality
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3703
Econometric Theory (if not taken to meet major requirement above)
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3900
Honors Topics in Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4021
Economics of Risk, Uncertainty, and Information
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4071
Monetary Theory and Policy 3
Total Credit Hours18
1

This major capstone is usually taken in the final semester, and all prerequisites must be met.

2

In order to satisfy a Major Elective, Fox Students must take "Behavioral Economics" as ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548. Students cannot receive credit for both ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3548 and ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696.

3

This course was previously offered as ECON 3505. Students who have earned credit in ECON 3505 will not earn additional credit in ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4071.

·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3408, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3581, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3696, ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3999, and ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4999 cannot be used to fulfill an Elective for the Economics major. These courses as well as other courses in Economics not included above can be taken as free electives for the degree.