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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics, B.A.

In addition to adhering to General Education  and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Economics, B.A. major requires 48 units (some of which simultaneously fulfill general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis. Students must complete all major course prerequisites with a C-or better. Students are not permitted to combine an Economics, B.A. major with a Management and Business Economics, B.S. degree or a Management and Business Economics minor, nor are they permitted to combine an Economics, B.A. degree with an Economics, B.S. degree.

Lower Division Major Requirements [16 Units]

 

Lower Division Major Core Requirement [8 units]

Complete the following two courses:

Mathematics Requirement [4 units]

Complete the following course:

Introductory Course Requirement [4 units]

One introductory course chosen from the following:

Upper Division Major Requirements [32 Units]

 

Upper Division Major Core Requirement [12 units]

Complete the following three courses:

Additional Upper Division Economics Requirement [20 units]

Complete at least five additional upper division courses in Economics.

Transfer Students

Transfer students planning to major in Economics should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Economics major without specific major preparation. Below are the current Transfer Selection Criteria for the Economics, B.A. Major.

Transfer Selection Criteria

To be admitted to the Economics major transfer students must meet the following requirements. Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a C‐ or better.