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Economics Major

Economics Option
Bachelor of Arts

BT BA 1307

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
Major Option = 24
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 99
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 26
Minimum total hours required for BA in Economics = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
 
A minimum grade of C is required for each course counting toward this major.
 
A. Economics Requirements (12 hours required)
ECON 314, Public Finance - 3
ECON 320, Economic Theory, Microeconomics - 3
ECON 321, Economic Theory, Macroeconomics - 3
ECON 365, Quantitative Methods - 3
Acceptable substitutes for ECON 365 are:
BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 (if necessary) or MATH 120 or MATH 123)
BMGT 334, Intermediate Statistics - 3 hours
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 (if necessary))
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
B. Economics Electives (12 hours required)
ECON Economics electives - 12 Credit Hours

11 May 2006
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