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Majors and Courses of InstructionEconomicsEconomics (IncludingManagement andAccounting)Professors Boos, Gitter, MacLeod, SimonAssociate Professor Tecklenburg, YazarAssistant Professors Bryan, Meyer, Rahman, SkosplesContinuing Part-Time Assistant Professor ReulbachThe economics department continues to offer part-time majors in economics, economics withmanagement concentration, and accounting. A major in international business is available inconjunction with other departments. Minors are provided in three areas: economics, management,and accounting.Economics: The economics major emphasizes theory and its applications, along with theinstitutional makeup of the economy.Economics with Management: This major combines coverage of basic economic theory and itsapplication with management courses.Accounting: The accounting major covers all basic areas of both financial and managerialaccounting, along with tax and business law. This major prepares a student for many careers inbusiness and accounting, or for graduate study. Students planning to take the CPA exam in Ohioand most other states will be required to have 150 hours of education with at least a baccalaureatedegree in accounting. This requires additional education beyond the bachelor’s degree.International Business: (Refer to International Business in this Catalog). This is aninterdepartmental program designed to assist students in preparing for careers abroad or whereknowledge of other cultures and languages is useful. Students may not major in internationalbusiness and accounting, economics, or economics with management. Students who already haveknowledge of several areas of the world should major in economics with management if they areinterested in this mix of courses.All four areas of study may include apprenticeship programs that allow students to apply theirknowledge in off-campus work. The international business major includes a semester abroad as partof its program. For students whose area of study is North America, this requirement is satisfied bytheir study in the United States.Program Requirements Majors should be declared during the sophomore year. In order to declare one of the four majorsor three minors, a student must have either a) a 2.5 cumulative University grade point average, orb) a 2.0 cumulative University grade point average and have earned a B in one course taken in theintended major or minor track.A student may not have a double major within the department. Some major/minor combinationsare permitted, but a minor in management or economics may not be combined with a major ineither economics with management concentration or international business.For all majors, it is recommended that the statistics course (MATH 105 or 230 or PSYC 210)be completed by the end of the sophomore year. MATH 105 may not be taken for credit afterreceiving credit for MATH 110 or above.87