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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experiences. In many cases, a student’s academic background will require variations in the timing of the coursework listed in the plan. All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

All General Education course options can be found here.   

First Year

Fall Spring
ECON 001: Introduction to Economics   General Education: AREA B
MATH 005: Preparatory Calculus  or  MATH 011: Calculus I   General Education: AREA A–Physical Science
WRI 001: Academic Writing  or  WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   MATH 011: Calculus I , if not taken prior, or Lower or Upper Division Elective
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition , if not taken prior, or Lower or Upper Division Elective

Second Year

Fall Spring
Introductory Course ECON 100: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory  
ECON 010: Statistical Inference   ECON 110: Econometrics  
General Education: AREA A–Life Science General Education: Language
General Education: AREA B  Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
ECON 101: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory  General Education: Crossroads
Lower or Upper Division Elective Upper Division ECON
Lower or Upper Division Elective General Education: Writing in the Discipline
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Upper Division ECON Upper Division ECON
Upper Division ECON Upper Division ECON
General Education: Culminating Experience Lower or Upper Division Elective