Economics (BS)
Degree Requirements
Total Program: 78 semester hours
Prerequisite Requirements
30 semester hours
All students are expected to be proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, electronic communications, and information retrieval on the Internet. All students are encouraged to take BUS 101 Connect for Success Mentoring.
The following must be completed before enrolling in 300 or 400 level ACCT, BUS, ECON, or MGMT courses
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT 202 | Fundamentals of Accounting II | 4 |
| BUS 200 | Information Technology | 2 |
| BUS 242 | Achieving Professional Success | 2 |
| BUS 270 | Statistics | 4 |
| BUS 272 | Introduction to Operations Management | 4 |
| BUS 279 | Intro to Artificial Intelligence in Business | 2 |
| ECON 220 | Economic Analysis I | 4 |
| ECON 221 | Economic Analysis II | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 30 | |
Core Requirements
48 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 330 | Business Finance | 4 |
| BUS 410 | Management Information Systems | 4 |
| ECON 320 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 321 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 323 | Money & Banking | 4 |
| ECON 325 | International Economics | 4 |
| ECON 327 | Public Finance & Fiscal Policy | 4 |
| ECON 371 | Econometrics | 4 |
| ECON 499 | Senior Project | 4 |
| 12 semester hours in 300-400 level BUS, ECON, or approved MGMT courses 1 | 4,4,4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 48 | |
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Except for BUS 346 Written Business Communication, MGMT 360 Financial Management and Budgeting, MGMT 388 Statistics, or MGMT 496 Seminar in Management.
Concentrations
Economics students may pursue one of the concentrations listed under the B.S., Business Administration (Business Finance, Business Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, International Business, or Marketing) by satisfying all the requirements of the B.S., Economics and of the concentration. If a course is required for the major and also for the concentration, Economics students cannot use that course for the concentration and must take a different course in the concentration to fulfill the concentration requirement.
The 4+1 Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will help undergraduate students obtain a strong foundation in the traditional areas of business administration, the interrelationships among the various functional business disciplines, and a broad exposure to the contemporary skills of management. Emphasis is on the development of skills necessary to manage in a critical, rational, and effective manner within the complex global environment. During the student’s senior year in the undergraduate BS in Business Administration (BSBA), BA in Business Administration (BABA), BS in Economics (BS Econ) program, students will begin taking graduate MBA courses, which will count toward both degrees, thereby providing an accelerated path to completion.
Minimum Requirements to Apply to Participate in the 4+1 MBA Program:
- Must be a current undergraduate BSBA, BABA, or BS Econ student with a 2.75 GPA.
- Must earn grades of C or better in each of the following courses:
- Students must have completed a minimum of 88 semester hour by the end of the junior year.
- Students must complete the Application for Graduation for the bachelor's undergraduate degree prior to applying for the 4+1 MBA.
- Students must retain a 2.75 GPA overall and in the major in their senior year.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in MBA courses.
- A maximum of 12 semester hours of MBA courses may be taken in the senior year.
- MBA course options during the senior year may include:
- Once accepted to the 4+1 MBA program, it is expected students will register in both the Fall and Spring semesters of their senior year.
- Students must follow the MBA catalog requirements for listed for the 2024-2025 academic year in the University catalog.
- No undergraduate courses may be used to satisfy MBA graduate level courses.
- Students may take remaining GE and major requirements concurrently during their senior year.
- Students can met with their Academic Advisor as early as the first semester of their freshman year to review both undergraduate BSBA/BABA/BS Econ curriculum and 4+1 MBA program requirements.
- Students interested in this program need to work closely with their Academic Advisor to develop a specific educational plan and must meet with their Academic Advisor each semester.
MBA courses may be used to satisfy these undergraduate requirements:
- MBA 410 Management of Information Technology used to satisfy BUS 410 Management Information Systems
- MBA 451 Seminar in Organization Theory & Behavior used to satisfy MGMT 459 Organizational Behavior: Theory and Application
- MBA 460 Seminar in Marketing Management used to satisfy BUS 461 Marketing Management
- MBA 475 Analysis of Business Operations used to satisfy BUS 456 Operations Management