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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Economics B.S.
Sample Plan: Economics BS
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics : 4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
ECON 3101 - Intermediate Microeconomics : 4.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
CLA 3002 - Career Kickstarter: Finding Internships and Other Career-Related Experiences 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
ECON 3102 - Intermediate Macroeconomics : 4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
STAT 4101 - Theory of Statistics I : 4.0 cr
ECON 4341 - Economics of Poverty and Income Inequality : 3.0 cr
ECON 4721 - Money and Banking : 3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ECON 4531 - Labor Economics : 3.0 cr
STAT 4102 - Theory of Statistics II : 4.0 cr
ECON 4432W - International Finance : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ECON 4108 - Advanced Game Theory and Applications : 4.0 cr
ECON 4261 - Introduction to Econometrics : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ECON 4538 - Advanced Labor Economics : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr