Business Economics, B.S.

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This major is administered through the School of Business and Economics .

In the economics major, you complete courses in core economic content and methodology, as well as courses in basic mathematical techniques and advanced economic statistics. Upon completing the economics major, you will be prepared to work in economics and the business world.

Successfully complete a minimum of 76-79 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher. Completing these requirements will satisfy both the Communication in the Major and Capstone Experience.

Core

In general, try to complete the core classes in approximately this sequence. The courses near the beginning of the list serve as prerequisites for courses near the end of the list.

Calculus, 3-5 credits

Take one of:

MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr.
MATH 225 - Calculus I 5 cr.

Note

If you anticipate doing advanced study in a field such as Actuarial Science, you should take MATH 225 .

Economics, 6 credits

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. and
ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
or
ECON 200 - Principles of Economics 3 cr. and
an additional 3 credits in 200-400-level Economics coursework. You may not take ECON 497 or ECON 498 to satisfy this requirement. Classes you take as part of other requirements of the major do not satisfy this requirement.

Accounting, 6 credits

Statistics, 3-4 credits

MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
other approved statistics course:
ECON 243 - Economic and Business Statistics 3 cr.
FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis 4 cr.
HS 301 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics 3 cr.
MATH 354 - Applied Statistics 4 cr.
MATH 357 - Probability and Statistics II 3 cr.
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr.
SOC 351 - Social Statistics 4 cr.

Business, 22 credits

BUS 100 - Introduction to Business 1 cr.
BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 340 - Business Law and Ethics 3 cr.
BUS 350 - Principles of Finance 3 cr.
BUS 360 - Principles of Production-Operations Management 3 cr.
BUS 370 - Management Information Systems 3 cr. *
BUS 380 - Principles of Business Analytics 3 cr.

Note

*If you are completing an Accounting major, you may substitute ACCT 370 .

Internship, 3 credits

Take one of:

ACCT 497 - Internship in Accounting 1-15 cr.
BUS 497 - Internship in Business Administration 3-15 cr.
ECON 497 - Internship in Economics 1-15 cr.

Economics

Successfully complete 24 credits of Economics requirements in addition to the Core.

Required Economics courses, 12 credits

ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics 3 cr.
ECON 350 - Microeconomic Theory 3 cr.
ECON 360 - Money and Financial Markets 3 cr.
ECON 361 - Macroeconomic Theory 3 cr.

Economics Electives, 12 credits

Complete 12 credits in additional economics courses, NOT including ECON 100 , ECON 200 , ECON 497 , or ECON 498 . Note that BUS 323 , BUS 352 , and BUS 353 count as economics electives.

Teacher Certification

See information about the Professional Education Program and the secondary education curriculum for teacher certification in the Education section of this catalog.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

BUS 480 - Management Capstone 3 cr.