Economics B.A. - Economics Education

This major concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- Secondary Education Licensure Program
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To complete this concentration, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete the education/teaching concentration in a second major or education/teaching minor in another content area.

Bachelor of Arts - Economics; Concentration in Economics Education

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 50-54

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2022-23

Note: Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog. See index.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core		6
Upper-Division Core		13
Upper-Division Electives		17
Non-Economics Required Courses		11-15
Economics Education Concentration Requirements		3
Total Hours		50-54

Lower-Division Core

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ECNS 201S	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECNS 202S	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core

Note: The upper-division writing requirement must be met by successfully completing ECNS 481.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ECNS 301	Intermediate Micro with Calculus	3
ECNS 302	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3
ECNS 403	Introduction to Econometrics	4
ECNS 481	Communicating Economics	3
Total Hours		13

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Electives

Note: ECNS 398 credits may count for elective credits with prior approval of the chair or their designee.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 17 credits of the following courses:		17
ECNS 310	Intro Health Economics
ECNS 312	Labor Economics
ECNS 313	Money and Banking
ECNS 320	Public Finance
ECNS 325	Economics of Sports
ECNS 391	Special Topics
ECNS 405	Game Theory
ECNS 406	Industrial Organization
ECNS 431	International Trade
ECNS 433	Economics of the Environment
ECNS 445	Int Env Econ & Clim Change
ECNS 450	Adv. Topics in Economic Dev.
ECNS 451	Behavioral and Experimental Economics
ECNS 491	Special Topics
ECNS 494	Senior Seminar
FORS 320	Forest Environmental Economics
GPHY 323S	Economic Geography of Rural Areas
NRSM 425	Nat Res & Envir Economics
PSCI 365	Pub Policy Issues and Analysis
Total Hours		17

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Non-Economics Required Courses

Rule: All courses are required.

Note: M 162 must be taken before ECNS 301. STAT 216 must be taken before ECNS 403. Students planning graduate study in economics should take M 171 and M 172 and consider M 221, M 307 and ECNS 511, ECNS 513 and ECNS 560.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
M 115	Probability and Linear Mathematics	3
M 171 & M 172	Calculus I and Calculus II	4-8
or M 162	Applied Calculus
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics (or equivalent)	4
Total Hours		11-15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Economics Education Concentration

Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
EDU 497	Methods: 5-12 Social Studies	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach economics, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.