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College of Liberal Arts

Curricula in Economics

Bachelor of Arts

Economics. 30 credits; no more than 30 credits in economics can be applied to this degree. A grade of C or higher is required for a course to be counted in the major field. NOTE: Credit for ECON 322 may not be applied toward an economics major.

Credit
3		ECON 202 Principles of Economics
3		ECON 203 Principles of Economics
3		ECON 323 Microeconomic Theory
3		ECON 410 Macroeconomic Theory
3		ECON 319 Economic Development of U.S., ECON 320 Economic Development of Europe, ECON 330 Economic Development or ECON 452 International Trade Theory and Policy.
15		Economics electives

Minor Field of Study (optional) 15 credits; all economics majors may select a minor field of study from departments or divisions within or outside of the College of Liberal Arts or in a particular area of interest (as in the case of interdisciplinary minors). The minor will consist of a minimum of 15 hours of course work, 9 hours of which must be in advanced (300- or 400-level) courses, and no more than 6 hours from the minor may be used to fulfill other requirements. A grade of C or higher is required if a course is to be counted toward the minor. A minor must be declared before the student has completed 75 credit hours. Interdisciplinary minors such as women’s studies, classical studies, religious studies, and business have specific requirements; students should consult the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the College of Liberal Arts for details. A second major may substitute for the minor.

Departmental Requirement: 3 credits.

Credit		Course
3		ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting Principles or ACCT 229 Introductory Accounting

College and University Requirements. Other courses may qualify for the following categories. Students should consult the approved list of courses available in the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the College of Liberal Arts. The following lists incorporate University Core Curriculum requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category.

Credit		Course
6		Communication: ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric and one course chosen from: ENGL 203, 210, 235, 236, 241 or 301; COMM 203 or 243.
6		Literature in English: To be selected from ENGL 203 (unless 203 is used to satisfy the communication requirement), 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 or courses for which one of these listed courses is a prerequisite.
14		Foreign Language: Four-course sequence in French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian or Spanish unless permission is received from the department head to substitute work in another language. This will not satisfy the college humanities and visual and performing arts requirement.
3		MATH 150 Functions, Trigonometry and Linear Systems (4 hrs.) or MATH 141 Business Mathematics I (3 hrs.)
3		MATH 131 Mathematical Concepts—Calculus (3 hrs.) or MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I (4 hrs.) or MATH 142 Business Mathematics II (3 hrs.) Any one of these courses satisfies 3 hours of the College of Liberal Arts and the University Core Curriculum requirement for mathematics.
3		PHIL 240 Introduction to Logic. This course satisfies 3 hours of the College of Liberal Arts and the University Core Curriculum requirement for mathematics.
3		STAT 303 Statistical Methods or STAT 211 Principles of Statistics I. Note: The prerequisite for STAT 211 is MATH 152 or 172.
6		U.S. History: One course in U.S. history and one course in either U.S. history or Texas history.
6		Political Science: POLS 206 and POLS 207.
6		Social and Behavioral Sciences: Courses should be selected from the approved list of courses in the University Core Curriculum section of the catalog.
9		Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: Courses should be selected from the approved list of courses in the University Core Curriculum section of the catalog.
8		Natural Sciences: Two or more courses, a minimum of one course shall include a corresponding laboratory. Courses should be selected from the approved list of courses in the University Core Curriculum section of the catalog.
(3)		International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from approved list. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement.
*2		Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity.
5 or 20		Free Electives: The student may select any courses other than economics courses as free electives. No more than nine credits of any combination of military, air or naval science and physical activity will be allowed to count as electives. If a computer science course is needed to satisfy the University Core Curriculum requirement, it may be counted as an elective. Any math credits greater than 6 will be counted as free electives. The number of elective hours varies depending on whether or not the student chooses to complete a minor field of study. (Economics courses may not be used as elective hours.)
128		total hours

* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.