Dec 03, 2024  
General Catalog 2024-2025 
    
General Catalog 2024-2025

Economics, B.A.


The Department of Economics  

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

ECON 40  and ECON 50  are prerequisites for most upper-division courses in economics. Any student planning graduate work is advised to take additional mathematics.

Major Requirements (39 units)


Core (18 units)


Upper-Division Breadth and Application Course Selections (21 units)


Students must select one upper-division economics course from each of Categories I, II and III to be exposed to the breadth of fields of study in economics (9 units).

In addition, students must select four upper division economics courses from the remaining courses in Categories I, II, III, IV and V (12 units).

Category V. Special Courses (3 units maximum)


Other Degree Requirements


In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

  • American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
  • General Education Requirements (48 units)
  • Multicultural and International (MI)
  • Upper-division Writing
  • Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total Units: 120*


*General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.

Advising Notes


  1. Residency requirement: complete at least 50% of the required Economics units in the Craig School of Business.
  2. A grade of C or better must be earned for each course used to satisfy the requirements for the major.
  3. CR/NC grading is not permitted in the economics major or minor, except for courses offered only under CR/NC grading.
  4. ECON 123   has the following prerequisite: MATH 11  or MATH 101  or DS 73  or AGBS 71  or PSYCH 42  passed with C grade or better (in addition to ECON 40  and ECON 50 ).