BS in Economics Curriculum
Students majoring in economics must meet the following requirements for graduation:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum 1 | 46 | |
| College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Economics Core Requirements | ||
| EC 111 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 112 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 211 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 212 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 272 | Advanced Applied Statistics | 3 |
| EC 450 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Additional coursework to satisfy Economics track chosen 3 | 15-18 | |
| Free Electives | 35-38 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | All students must complete the University Curriculum requirements |
| 2 | Students must complete the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum requirements specific to their major. See details below. |
| 3 | Students may request permission from the Economics Department Chair to use one non-economics course to fulfill their major requirements. |
Track Options (Complete One Track)
General Economics Track
This track provides students with a well-rounded curriculum to prepare them for any number of careers including, but not limited to banking, consulting, financial research, the government, the hedge fund industry and insurance firms.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EC 365 | Econometrics | 3 |
| Four additional Economics courses at the 200-level or above | 12 | |
Policy Track
This track allows students who are leaning toward a career in public policy to focus more on courses in that area, while still maintaining flexibility for other career options.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Four additional Economics courses at the 200-level or above | 12 | |
| Two additional Social Science courses at the 200-level or above | 6 | |
Commerce Track
This track allows students who are leaning toward a career in commerce or industry to focus more on courses in business, while still maintaining flexibility for other career options.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Four additional Economics courses at the 200-level or above | 12 | |
| Two additional School of Business courses at the 200-level or above | 6 | |
Quantitative Track
This track provides students with strong mathematical and analytic skills to further develop those skills in preparation for the more data-driven careers in government and business, as well as develop the skills to help them succeed at the graduate level in economics.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EC 365 | Econometrics | 3 |
| Three additional Economics courses at the 200-level or above | 9 | |
| Two additional quantitative courses including: | 6 | |
Any Data Science Course | ||
| Advanced Econometrics | ||
| Pre-Calculus | ||
| Calculus of a Single Variable | ||
| Integral Calculus With Applications | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus II: Part A | ||
| Calculus II: Part B | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Matrix Algebra and Differential Equations | ||
Any 300-level Mathematics Course | ||
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum
The College of Arts and Sciences offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. As the home of the liberal arts at Quinnipiac, CAS encourages students to pursue a balanced program of study across multiple disciplines. In pursuit of that goal, CAS imposes additional requirements beyond the University Curriculum.
All CAS students (both bachelor of science and bachelor of arts) must complete one foreign language through the 102-level. Foreign language classes may also count toward the UC Personal Inquiry II requirement.
Additionally, students earning a bachelor of arts must fulfill separate requirements for breadth and depth of study:
For the breadth requirement, students must complete at least 3 credits in each of the four CAS disciplinary areas other than the area of the student’s major. These areas are: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. For example, a student majoring in political science—a social science discipline—would complete at least 3 credits each in fine arts, humanities and natural science. A course taken to fulfill the CAS breadth requirement may not simultaneously fulfill any UC requirement.
For the depth requirement, students must complete at least 9 credits within a single subject area other than that of the major. (A “subject area” is identified with a catalog subject code, such as PL, CJ, WS, MA, etc.) CAS depth courses may also count toward UC requirements.
Students pursuing a bachelor of science, a double major, or certain accelerated degree programs are exempt from the CAS breadth and depth requirements, but must complete the foreign language requirement.