Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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Economics, B.S.

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For Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics Majors, we expect graduating students will meet learning outcomes listed at https://www.westga.edu/academics/business/economics/academic_programs.php

Requirement

Core Areas A-E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Core Area F: 18 Hours

Major Specific Courses

ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
CISM 2201 - Foundations of Business and Spreadsheet Analysis 3 Credit Hours

3 courses from the following (below 3000 level):

ANTH, CS, foreign language, GEOG, HIST, MATH, POLS, SOCI

Courses required for the degree: 42 Hours

Major Courses: 27 Hours

ECON 3402 - Statistics for Business I 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3410 - Macroeconomic Policy 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3411 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 4484 - Seminar in Economics 3 Credit Hours
5 upper division ECON courses

Supporting Courses: 15 Hours

* Courses 3000 or above that form a coherent whole.

These courses must be approved by both the advisor and department chair.

Electives: 18 Hours

No more than 18 hours of supporting or elective courses may be taken in traditional business subjects (ACCT, CISM, FINC, MGNT, MKTG or RELE)

Total: 120 Hours