Economics, B.S.

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Program Requirements

The undergraduate program leading to the 120-credit-hour Bachelor of Science degree combines a broad liberal arts education with rigorous and extensive training in theoretical and mathematical economics. The program is highly structured and technically oriented and requires a minor in mathematics. Students in this major must include ECO 2301 , ECO 2302 , ECO 3305 , ECO 3311 , ECO 3312 , ECO 4305 , and 21 hours of advanced economics electives, of which a minimum of 3 hours must be at the 4000 level.

The mathematics minor consists of 18 hours of mathematics subject to the approval of the Mathematics Department. The basic requirements are listed in the “College of Arts & Sciences .” The adjunct requirements include a two-semester course sequence in statistics (MATH 4342 and MATH 4343 ) in addition to the math minor.

Communication Literacy Requirement. The three required courses in the Communication Literacy plan for the B.S. in Economics are ECO 3305 , ECO 3312 , and ECO 4305 .

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours
RRP 1100 - RaiderReady: First Year Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 2302 - Principles of Economics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences Elective 4 Semester Credit Hours
Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Year

Fall

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 3312 - Intermediate Economic Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
(The order in which the student takes ECO 3311 and ECO 3312 may be switched.)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(HIST 2310 may be substituted for HIST 2300 or HIST 2301 .)
Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ENGL Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2360 - Linear Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 3311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Semester Credit Hours
(The order in which the student takes ECO 3311 and ECO 3312 may be switched.)
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(HIST 2310 may be substituted for HIST 2300 or 2301.)
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Third Year

Fall

ECO Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 4342 - Mathematical Statistics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2311 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ECO Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 4343 - Mathematical Statistics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 3305 - Game Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
Oral Communication Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

ECO 4305 - Introduction to Econometrics 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
ECO Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Math Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
(MATH 3430 may be taken in place of the MATH elective and 1-hour elective in this semester.)
Elective 1 Semester Credit Hour

Total: 16

Spring

ECO Elective, 4000 Level 3 Semester Credit Hours
(ECO 4306 recommended)
ECO Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Select from the university multicultural requirements .)
MATH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Elective 1 Semester Credit Hour

Total: 13

Total Hours: 120

* Partially fulfills the Communication Literacy requirement for the B.S. degree

Electives

See Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements for more information. Three hours of English literature coursework will fulfill 3 semester credit hours of Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirements for B.S. degree.

Foreign Language

A student must complete 3 hours at the sophomore level or above in a single language. The prerequisite for all sophomore language courses is credit for the freshman level. This credit can be determined through a credit by examination. The score attained on the exam will determine whether the student is placed in a second-year course, a 5-hour review course, or in some cases the first or second semester of a beginning (first-year) language course. See Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements for further explanation.