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Economics

(BA)

Major*

Admission to the program requires a 2.25 GPA in Economics course work with at least six semester hours of Economics earned. Graduation from this program requires at least a “C” in each of Economics 3971 (or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval), 3972 (or Mathematics 3702), 4689, 4801, and 4802, whether the course or its equivalent is taken at Eastern or at another school. ECN 2800G may not be counted as part of the 36 semester-hour requirement for an economics major.

BUS 2810

Business Statistics I. (3 credits)

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

ECN 2802G

Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)

ECN 3971

Statistics Applied to Economics I. (3 credits)

ECN 3972

Statistics Applied to Economics II. (3 credits)

ECN 4689

Theory and Research. (3 credits)

ECN 4801

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

ECN 4802

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

MAT 3701

Probability and Statistics I. (3 credits)

MAT 3702

Probability and Statistics II. (3 credits)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

General Education Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

ENG 1001G

Composition and Language. (3 credits)

MAT 2110G

Brief Calculus with Applications. (3 credits)

(See footnote 1)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-17

General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 2802G

Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)

ENG 1002G

Composition and Literature. (3 credits)

MAT 2120G

Finite Mathematics. (3 credits)

(See footnote 2)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 4
Elective. Credits: 3

SPC 1310G

Introduction to Speech Communication. (3 credits)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 3971

Statistics Applied to Economics I. (3 credits)

(See footnote 3)

HIS 3600G

The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)

PLS 1153G

American Government and Constitution. (3 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-16

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4

ECN 3972

Statistics Applied to Economics II. (3 credits)

(See footnote 4)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-16

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3

ECN 4801

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

ECN Elective. Credits: 3
Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 4802

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (3 credits)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3

ECN 4689

Theory and Research. (3 credits)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all economics courses taken at EIU.)

¹Or Mathematics 1441G. Mathematics 1270 and/or 1271 also may be required depending on ACT mathematics score.

²Or Mathematics 2550.

³ Or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval. Substitution of Business, Mathematics, or other equivalent courses for Economics 3971 does not reduce the 36 semester hours required in Economics courses.

⁴ Or Mathematics 3702. Substitution of this Mathematics course for Economics 3972 does not reduce the 36 semester hours required in Economics courses.

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.