Economics, B.A.

In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Economics 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.

Lower Division Major Requirements [16 Units]

ECON 001: Introduction to Economics [4 units]
ECON 010: Statistical Inference [4 units] †
MATH 011: Calculus I [4 units] or equivalent †
† Meets the Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirement.

Introductory Course [4 units]

One introductory course chosen from the following:

COGS 001: Introduction to Cognitive Science [4 units] *
PSY 001: Introduction to Psychology [4 units] *
POLI 001: Introduction to American Politics [4 units] *
SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology [4 units] *
* Meets Social Sciences course outside of major General Education requirement.

Upper Division Major Requirements [32 Units]

ECON 100: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory [4 units]
ECON 101: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory [4 units]
ECON 110: Econometrics [4 units]
At least five additional upper division courses in Economics [20 units]

NOTE:

This program combined with a Management and Business Economics, B.S. program is not permitted.

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. Please contact the Office of Admissions for current information.

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