Curriculum: Economics

Concentration: Business Economics

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Economics: Business Economics

Effective: 07/2009
Updated: 06/2009

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ENG 101 Comp. & Rhetoric1
MA 131 or 141 2
Free Elective15
Natural Science4
Physical Education17

4
3
3
4
1


15

  EC 205 Fundamentals of Econ5
MIE 201 Intro to Business Processes
MA 132 and 231 or 241 2
Natural Science4
Physical Education3

3
3
4
4
1

15
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
Humanities6
MA 114 or 242 7
Natural Science4
EC 310 Managerial Economics
ACC 200 Intro Managerial Acctg

3
3
4
3
3

16

  EC 302 Intermed. Macroecon
ACC 210 Concepts of Financial Reporting
Social Science8
Additional Breadth9
BUS/ST 350 Econ. Bus. Stat.10

3
3
3
3
3

15
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
EC 351 Quant Analysis for Econ
EC 480 Intro to Economic Research
Economics Elective11
Natural Science4
Business Elective12

3
3
3
3
3

15

   EC/ST 452 Business Forecasting
Economics Elective11
Advanced Writing13
Interdisciplinary Perspective14
Business Elective12

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3
3
3
3

15
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
Economics Electives11
Business Elective12
Free Electives15

6
3
6

15		   EC 491 Seminar, Econ of Bus Strategy
Ethics elective 16
Interdisciplinary Perspective14
Free Electives15

3
3
2-3
5-6

14
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 120
 
Footnotes:        
 

GPA Graduation Requirements:
Overall GPA f or all courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher; and
Overall GPA for all EC and ECS courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher.

1 "C-" or better in ENG 101 is required.

2 The calculus requirement may be met by either of two sequences: MA 131,132 and MA 231or MA 141and 241). Students who choose the second sequence are strongly encouraged to take MA 242 which may substitute for MA 114.

3 PEC, PEF, PEH, PEO, and PES courses cannot be taken to satisfy this requirement. (PE courses may be taken credit only.)

4 Select 15 hours from GER Natural Science courses. One of the following two course sequences must be included among the four courses (where labs have separate numbers they are given in parenthesis and must be taken):(i)CH 101 (102) & 201 (202); (ii) MEA 101 (110) & 102 (111); (iii) BIO 181, 183; PY 201 & 202 or PY 205 & 208 or PY 211 & 212; ZO 160 & any 200-level ZO course.

5 EC 201 or ARE 201 may substitute.

6 Choose one course from the GEP Humanities list.

7 MA 242 may substitute.

8 One course from the GEP Social Sciences list.

9 Take one from the GEP Additional Breadth- Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual Performing Arts list.

10 ST 302, 361,370 or 372 may substitute for BUS/ST 350.

11 Economics electives may be chosen from 300 and 400 level EC courses (except EC/ARE 401) and 500 level ECG courses. At least 6 hours must be at the 400 or 500 level. One economics elective must be a financial economics course (EC 304, 404 or 474) and one must be an international economics course (EC 348, 448, 449 or 470).

12 Business Electives, choose 3 courses from:

BUS/MIE 305, Legal and Regulatory Environment
BUS 320, Financial Management
MIE 330, Human Resource Management
MIE 335, Organizational Behavior
BUS 360, Marketing Methods
BUS 370, Operations Management

13 Choose from: ENG 331, 332, or 333.

14 Take one from the GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives list.

15 Credit will not be allowed for FL 101 or FL 105 (in any language in which proficiency requirement is met), and MA 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, and 111.

16 PHI 214, 221, 312, 375

17 1 hour of physical education at the 100 level. (PE 101 through 109 will satisfy this requirement.)

 

* Students must also complete as a part of their general education requirements one course from the GEP U.S. Diversity list (no credit hour requirement) and one course from the GEP Global Knowledge list (no credit hour requirement).