Economics, B.A.*
*The B.A. in Economics program is offered exclusively at WKU (Kean USA is not currently accepting students for this major)
General Education 41-42
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030 requires a grade of C or greater.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two ares below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Math or Computer Science 3
Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
| Biology | 3,4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3,4 |
| Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences | 3/4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Academic Major 39
All major courses require a grade of C or better
Major Required Courses 24
| ECO 1020 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS I | 3 |
| ECO 1021 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS II | 3 |
| ECO 2120 | STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO 3020 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO 3021 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO 3300 | MONEY AND BANKING | 3 |
| ECO 4200 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 3 |
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| Select one course from the choices below: | |
| ECO 3200 | INTRO TO QUANT METH IN ECO | 3 |
| OR | |
| MATH 2400 | CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS | 3 |
Major Electives Courses 15
Select Five Economic Elective Courses with advisement.
Major Capstone Course 3
ECO 4500: Writing Emphasis (WE) Course required by Major. This course requires a grade of C or better.
Free Electives 36-37
Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.
- ECO 1996 (Optional) Freshmen may partner with faculty in research and earn 1 credit; may be taken up to 2 times
- ECO 3291, ECO 3292, ECO 3293 (Optional) 1-3 credit Internship courses; can be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Total Credit Hours: 120