Economics, B.S.

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum  for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 45 Credits

• BUS 290 - Technology Proficiency Requirement (0 cr.)
• ECO 110 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO 111 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO 260 - Business Statistics I (3 cr.)
• ECO 308 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO 309 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO 362 - Business Statistics II (3 cr.)
• ECO 392 - History of Economic and Financial Thought (3 cr.)
• ECO 435 - Economic Issues (3 cr.)
• ECO 470 - Introduction to Econometrics (3 cr.)
• ECO 487 - Economics Exit Exam (0 cr.)
• ECO 490 - Senior Seminar in Economics and Finance (3 cr.) (AWR)
• MIS 275 - Business Applications and Information Systems (3 cr.)

Cognate Requirements 3-11 Credits

• MAT 221 - Calculus for the Life, Management, & Social Sciences I (3 cr.)

• or

• MAT 104 - Trigonometry (1 cr.) and
• MAT 224 - Calculus I (4 cr.)

Electives 33-42 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

1. Minimum overall 2.0 GPA in all economics and finance (ECO, FIN) courses.
2. A minimum of 21 major (ECO) credit hours completed at Plattsburgh.
3. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements 42 Credits).
4. Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .

Note:

Students wishing to enter the School of Business and Economics must have a 2.3 cumulative GPA to be considered.

A minimum of 60 credit hours of liberal arts must be taken outside the fields of accounting and business for the Bachelor of Science degree. A minimum of 90 liberal arts credits must be completed for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Most economics courses are liberal arts courses.