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BA Degree requirementsThis page describes suggested courses of study required to complete a BA degree in Economics. Throughout your academic career at SSU, it is important to seek advice and approval from an Economics Department advisor to insure graduation in a timely manner. Prerequisites: Economics majors and minors must take Math 165, BUS 211, or their equivalent (Basic Statistics) or an approved substitute as a prerequisite for ECON 304, 305, and 317. Students contemplating graduate school should take Math 161 (Calculus I) and other math classes after consultation with a faculty advisor. Major Core Requirements: The major consists of a core of seven (7) courses and a concentration or area advisory study plan of four (4) or five (5) additional courses.
Total core course requirements is seven (7) courses normally totaling 28 units if taken at SSU, but may be less if approved courses were completed at another institution. Concentration and Advisory Study Plan Offerings: Four or five courses are selected from choices listed below. Units may vary between 14-16 depending upon courses selected. Concentrations: A major may select, in consultation with an advisor, a concentration that is designated on a student’s transcript and diploma. Concentrations consist of four courses. The following concentrations are available:
Advisory Study Plans: Advisory study plans are available instead of concentrations to allow students to focus upper-division course work in other areas of interest. Unlike concentrations, advisory study plans are not designated on transcripts or diplomas. Economics Department faculty can certify completion of an advisory study plan. The following advisory study plans are available:
Customized study plans may be developed in consultation with your Economics Department advisor. An economics major must select either a B.A. Field Concentration or a B.A. Advisory Study Plan. |
Last modified 04.23.2008 . Robert Eyler |
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