BA in Economics - Checksheet

Bachelor of Arts in EconomicsEffective Date: May, 2006 http://economics.gcsu.edu Updated June 25, 2008Name ________________________________________________ Student ID# ________________________________E-mail ________________________________________________Phone _____________________________________UPPER-LEVEL COURSE REQUIREMENTSGENERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS2 If taken in Area C, then PHIL 2250 and RHET 1110 must be taken.(Higher-level courses in a particular discipline will satisfy core requirements.)(When options are available, circle the course completed.)(At least 39 hours must be 3000-4000 level courses)(A minimum 2.5 average GPA is required in all economics courses)(An institutional GPA of at least 2.0 is required to graduate.)check when completedAREA A. ESSENTIAL SKILLS (9 hrs)REQUIRED ECONOMICS COURSES (12 hrs)English Composition (6 hrs)ECON 3220 International Trade______ENGL 1101______ ECON 3600 Intermediate Microeconomics______ENGL 1102______ ECON 3800 Intermediate Macroeconomics______Mathematics (3 hrs), choose one:ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics 3______MATH 1101, 1113, 1114, 1261______ECONOMICS ELECTIVES, 3000-4000 level (15 hrs)AREA B. INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS (4 hrs)ECON 3240 International Finance______Understanding the Arts (2 hrs), choose one:ECON 3440 Comparative Economic Systems______ARTS 1105; MUSC 1105; THEA 1105______ ECON 3620 Industrial Organization______Understanding Society (2 hrs), choose one:ECON 3640 Public Economics: Taxation______IDST 2205, 2210, or 2215______ ECON 3645 Public Economics: Expenditure______ECON 3650 Public Choice Theory______ECON 3660 Controversial Economic Issues______AREA C. HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS (6 hrs)ECON 3670 Labor Economics______Literature (3 hrs), choose one:ECON 3680 Natural Resource & Environmental Economics______ENGL 2110; IDST 2305______ ECON 3820 Money and Banking______Arts in Society (3 hrs), choose one:ECON 3830 Financial Markets & Institutions______PHIL 2200; IDST 2115, 2310, or 2315ECON 3840 Economic Growth______AFST 2010; BLST 2010______ ECON 3850 International Economic Development ______ECON 4320 Introductory Mathematical Economics ______AREA D. SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS (11 hrs)ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics______Science (8 hrs), choose two, with (2) 1 hr labs:ECON 4505 Special Topics in Economics:ASTR 1000/L_________________________________ ______BIOL 1100/L, 1107/L, 1120/LECON 4505 Special Topics in Economics:CHEM 1151/L, 1152/L, 1211/L, 1212/L_______________________________________ ______ENSC 1000/LECON 4605 Internship______GEOL 1121/L, 1122/L,ECON 4805 Independent Study: Supervisor_________ ______IDST 2405/L, 2410/L______ Other ECON Course____________________________ ______PHYS 1111/L, 1112/L, 2211/L, 2212/LMathematics (3 hrs), choose one:FOREIGN LANGUAGE (9-12 hrs) 4MATH 1113, 1114, 1260, 1261, 1262, 2600______ ______________________________________________________________________________________AREA E. SOCIAL SCIENCES (12 hrs)___________________________________________Economics & Political Perspectives (6 hrs)___________________________________________ECON 2105 (instead of ECON 2100)______POLS 1150______ ELECTIVES (21-24 hrs)Historical Perspectives (3 hrs), choose one:(Some of these courses must be 3000 or 4000 level so that at least 39 hours used forHIST 1131, 1132 ,______graduation are upper-level courses. These hours may be used to complete a secondSocial Science Perspectives (3 hrs), choose one:major or a minor.)ANTH 1102; GEOG 1101,1102; HIST 1131,1132,2111, 2112; IDST 2505; PSYC 1101; SOCI 1121 ______Elective ______________________________Elective __________________________________________Elective ____________________________________AREA F. (18 hrs)ECON 2106 (3 hr)______Elective ______________________________Elective __________________________________________POLS 2000-4000 Elective (3 hrs) _________________ ______ Elective ____________________________________MATH 2600 (3 hrs) 1______ Elective ____________________________________CSCI 1000 or 1301 or CBIS 2215 (3 hrs)______ Elective ____________________________________PHIL 2200 2 or 2250 or RHET 1110 (6 hrs)______ Elective ____________________________________Elective ____________________________________ECON 0001 First Year Academic Seminaror other freshman seminar (0 hrs)______General Education Core Curriculum Hours Required __60__ Total Hours_ 120__1If taken in Area D, then any 3- hour elective must be taken.check when completed3 As of October 2004, successful completion ECON 4990, Senior Seminar, satisfiesthe exit exam requirement for ECON majors.4 Must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of a fourth university course inone language. See the GCSU Undergraduate Catalog for more information.