• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Major Requirements

Required Economics Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
Capstone
ECON 4692Senior Economics Seminar4
or ECON 4997 Senior Economics Thesis

Electives

Complete 5 courses that are found in the following ranges, with no more than one in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range:20
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 2990 to ECON 3559
ECON 3561 to ECON 4689
ECON 4900 to ECON 4996
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999
Required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives.

Breadth Courses

Calculus
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Computer Science
Complete one of the following:4-5
Computer Science and Its Applications
and Lab for CS 1100 (Selecting this 5 SH option will add one additional semester hour to your degree program.)
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
Fundamentals of Information Analytics

Major GPA/Credit Requirement

Grades in the following four courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000): 

Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Statistics for Economists
Applied Econometrics

Complete 56 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 10001ECON 11164ECON elective 14Elective4
ECON 11154MISM 2510, CS 1100 and CS 1101, or DS 2000 and DS 20014-5Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114Foreign language core course4  
MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414Elective4  
Foreign language core course4   
 17 16-17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23154ECON 23164Elective4Co-op0
ECON 23504EESH 20001Elective4 
Foreign language core course4ECON elective 24  
Elective4Elective4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ECON 25604ECON elective 44Co-op0
 ENGW 33084Elective4 
 ECON elective 34  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ECON 4692 or 49974  
 ECON elective 54  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130-131