Economics, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	9
Upper Division Major Requirements	19
Upper Division Major Elective Requirements	12
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	80
Total Units	120

Lower Division Major Requirements - 9-10 units

Students must obtain a grade of C- or better in each of these courses to apply them to the Economics Major.

ECON 110 - Principles of Microeconomics Units: 3
ECON 111 - Principles Of Macroeconomics Units: 3

Select either:

MATH 140 - Calculus for Business Applications Units: 3
or
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4

Upper Division Major Requirements - 19 units

Students must obtain a grade of C- or better in each of these courses to apply them to the Economics Major.

ECON 310 - Intermediate Microeconomics Units: 3
ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Units: 3
ECON 488 - Econometrics Units: 4
ECON 496 - Seminar In Economic Analysis Units: 3
ECON 499 - Capstone Units: 3

Select either:

MATH 329 - Applied Statistics for Business and Economics Units: 3
or
MATH 352 - Probability and Statistics Units: 3

Upper Division Major Elective Requirements - 12 units

Students must obtain a grade of C- or better in each of these courses to apply them to the Economics Major.

Select a minimum of four upper division courses in economics (or approved courses outside of economics) as follows:

Note: ECON 497 must be taken for 3 units in order to be applied to the major.

A minimum of two courses must be taken from interdisciplinary courses offered by Economics.
ECON 330-349 or 430-449 course Units: 3
ECON 330-349 or 430-449 course Units: 3
A minimum of two economics courses at the 400 level.
ECON 400 level course Units: 3
ECON 400 level course Units: 3

Economic Options

In lieu of the Upper Division Major Electives above, students may elect to complete one of the following Options:

Additional General Education & other Graduation Requirements -80 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional Lower Division A-E (GE) Requirements not met within the major
Nine units of Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses are numbered 330-349 and 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grade)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation