Required courses - applies to declared minors in the classes of 2009 and 2010.

• Econ 111 Principles of Macroeconomics
• Econ 112 Principles of Microeconomics
• Econ 255 Microeconomics
• Econ 249 Statistics or Econ 256 Macroeconomics
  
• One year of college Calculus, or the equivalent.
  • Minors are encouraged to enroll in the Math 131-132 or Math 125-126 sequences.
  • Acceptable alternatives are Math 133-134, 136, or a minimum score of 4 on all sections of the AP Calculus BC exam

Elective courses

• 2 electives in the Economics Department (designated Econ)
  • at least 1 of which must have Econ 255 or Econ 255 and Econ 256 as prerequisites
    • These courses are numbered between Econ 301 and Econ 399
    • Econ 256 (Macroeconomics) may be taken as an elective if Econ 249 (Statistics) is also taken

Notes

• Students may use advanced placement (AP) credit for Principles of Macroeconomics (Econ 111), Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 112), or Statistics (Econ 249) by earning a score of 4 or 5 on the appropriate exam. Students who elect to apply AP credit must still take 9 courses in economics, and so must take additional electives in place of the principles or statistics course(s).

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