Academic Plan

BA in Economics 

 

  • 31 credits are required to complete this degree program.
  • 10 credits are required for this major. These will be either ECON or BUSI credits.
  • To make good academic progress, take 4 course credits each semester.
  • Requirements for the Economics Major are included. Fill in the remaining credits every semester with Core Requirements (see guidelines below) or general electives.
  • One Monmouth College credit is equal to a four credit-hours.

First Year: FALL

First Year: SPRING

ECON 200* (fall or spring) (1 cr.) see notes

Core Foundations: FYII (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: ENGL 110 or COMM 101 (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: FYQR 120 (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: ENGL 110 or COMM 101 (1 cr.)

Second Year: FALL

Second Year: SPRING

BUSI 201 (1 cr.)

ECON 300 (1 cr.)

BUSI 205* (1 cr.)

ECON 301(1 cr.)

Junior Year: FALL

Junior Year: SPRING

ECON major elective (1 cr.) see notes

ECON 371 (1 cr.)

Senior Year: FALL

Senior Year: SPRING

ECON major elective (1 cr.)

ECON 401 (1 cr.)

ECON major elective (1 cr.)

*ECON 200 meet the Inquiry in the Social Sciences Core requirement
*BUSI 205 meets the Quantitative Reasoning in Practice requirement

Key:

Underline = must be taken in sequence

Italics = prerequisites exist

* = meets Core Requirement

Additional Notes:

  1. In the first year, it is recommended that BUSI 105 be taken in the semester that ECON 200 is not taken. BUSI 105 meets the Inquiry in the Social Sciences Core requirement.
  2. A QR waiver is also acceptable for the FYQR Core Foundations requirement.
  3. A total of 3 credits of ECON major electives is required to complete the Economics major.
  4. A list of options for the ECON major electives can be found on the Requirements webpage.
  5. Economics majors should strongly consider the ACCT 203, BUSI 306 and ECON/BUSI 356 sequence.
  6. Students considering graduate school in Economics should take MATH 151 (which has a prerequisite of MATH 141) and MATH 152.

Guidelines for Core Requirements:

  • Core Foundations area courses – to be completed in the first year.
  • Core Inquiry area courses – recommended to complete one each year.
    • At least one Inquiry course is offered within the Major requirements.
  • Core Engagement area courses – recommended to complete one each year.
    • Check if an Engagement course is offered within the Major requirements.

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