Major Requirements

Requirements for the Major in Economics

Number of Units

Eight units plus two math cognate courses are required, exclusive of the SIP.

Required Courses

  • ECON 101 Principles of Economics
  • ECON 305 Intermediate Microeconomics
  • ECON 306 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Economics Elective Courses

Take five out of the following set of courses: ECON 221, 225, 235, 245, 262, 265, 275, 280, 290, 360, 415, 490 or 491 

Two of these courses must be taken from 300-level courses or above, at least one of them must be a 400-level course.

Required MATH Cognate Courses

Take two courses; one from each of the following two categories of courses:

  1. Differential Calculus: MATH 112 Calculus I or MATH 110 & 111 Calculus I with Review or AP Credit.
  2. Statistical Analysis: BUSN/ECON 160 Statistics for Business and Economics, MATH 260 Applied Statistics I, MATH 360 Applied Statistics II, or AP credit.

Requirements for the Major in Quantitative Economics

Number of Units

Eight units within the department plus four math cognate courses are required, exclusive of the SIP.

Required Courses

  • ECON 101 Principles of Economics
  • ECON 305 Intermediate Microeconomics
  • ECON 306 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • ECON 350 Game Theory
  • ECON 360 Econometrics

Economics Elective Courses

Take three out of the following set of courses: ECON 221, 225, 235, 245, 262, 265, 270, 275, 280, 290, 415, 490 or 491.

One of these courses must be taken from a 400-level course.

Required MATH Cognate Courses

Take four courses: one from each of the following four categories:

  1. Differential Calculus: MATH 112 Calculus I or MATH 110 & 111 Calculus I with Review or AP Credit.
  2. Integral Calculus: MATH 113 Calculus II
  3. Linear Algebra: MATH 240 Linear Algebra and Vectors
  4. Statistical Analysis: BUSN/ECON 160 Statistics for Business and Economics, MATH 260 Applied Statistics I, MATH 360 Applied Statistics II, or AP credit.

Requirements for the Major in Business

Number of Units

Nine units plus two math cognate courses are required, exclusive of the SIP.

Required Courses

  • ECON 101 Principles of Economics
  • BUSN 100 Accounting Basics*
  • BUSN 150 Principles of Accounting
  • ECON 305 Intermediate Microeconomics
  • ECON 306 Intermediate Macroeconomics

*Students who place out of BUSN 100 will take five electives

Electives

Take four out of the following: BUSN 205, 215, 220, 245, 275, 285, 290, 325, 340, 350, 355, 370, 405, 490, 491, 492 or 493; ECON 245 OR 405

Two of these courses must be taken from 300-level courses or above, at least one of them must be a 400-level course

Required MATH Cognate Courses

Take two courses, one from each of the following two categories:

  1. Differential Calculus: MATH 112 Calculus I or MATH 110 & 111 Calculus I with Review or AP credit.
  2. Statistical Analysis: BUSN/ECON 160 Statistics for Business and Economics, MATH 260 Applied Statistics, or AP credit.