Bachelor degree in Economics (BS) at American University

University Requirements

* A total of 120 credit hours
* 6 credit hours of college writing
* 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination

General Education Requirements
* A total of 30 credit hours, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas
* No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline

Major Requirements
* 48 credit hours with grades of C or better

Course Requirements
* ECON-100/ECON-100G Macroeconomics 4:1 (3)
* ECON-200/ECON-200G Microeconomics 4:2 (3)
* ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics (3) or ECON-500 Microeconomics (3)
* ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) or ECON-501 Macroeconomics (3)
* One of the Following:
ECON-480 Research Seminar in Economics (3)
ECON-491 Internship (3)
ECON-492 Internship in Teaching Economics (3)
Study abroad course with emphasis in economics or political economy at 300-level or higher.
* ECON-505 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (3)
* MATH-211 Applied Calculus I (4) or MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
* STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
* One of the following:
ACCT-240 Principles of Accounting (3)
CSC-280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
Math-212 Applied Calculus II (3)
Math-222 Calculus II (4) Math-310 Linear Algebra (3)
* 15 credit hours of additional economics courses (ECON-XXX) at the 300 level or above, excluding ECON-370 International Economics

No more than 6 credit hours may be fulfilled by Washington Economic Policy Semester courses and economics courses from Study Abroad Programs. No more than 3 credit hours of independent reading and study courses, internships, and co-ops may be used to satisfy this requirement.