Economics Minor

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Minor Requirements

The minor in economics requires successful completion of seven courses: Principles of Micro and Macro Economics (ECON 101 and ECON 102 ); Statistics (may be satisfied by DATA 105 , or MATH 104 or MATH 313 ); Micro and Macro-Economic Theory (ECON 301 and ECON 302 ); and two additional full-credit upper-division economics courses.

Minors desiring a research experience in economics may include in their upper-division economics electives ECON 401 or (with the appropriate math and statistics prerequisites) ECON 310 and ECON 311 .

Introductory Courses (2 courses, 8 CU)

Take TWO Introductory Economics courses:

ECON 101 - Microeconomic Principles and Applications
And ONE of:
ECON 102 - Macroeconomic Principles and Applications (Transfer or AP), or
ECON 201 - Macroeconomic Principles and Applications

Statistics (1 course, 3-4 CU)

To complete the statistics requirement, take ONE of the following:

Spreadsheets (1 course, 1 CU)

Take the following class:

DATA 105L - Excel Lab
It is recommended, but not required, to also take the following class:
ECON 120 - Data Management for Economists

Upper-division Courses (2 courses, 8 CU)

Take ALL of the following classes to complete the upper division core sequence:

Electives (around 2 courses, 8 CU)

Take 8 units from the following elective courses: