218 Business Economics Major bachelor's degree (bs) » Program Prerequisites: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require formal admission to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and completion of ACTG 2010, ECON SS2010, ECON SS2020,1ST TE2010, and QUAN 2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 194-196.) » Minor: None required. » Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of science degree must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the cumulative Business Foundations GPA, the overall business and economics GPA, and the overall university GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 60-61 of these are John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics required courses and 24 are required within the major. Advisement Advisement is strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources on page 196. Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is required for all business majors, minors, emphases and certificates. To be admitted, students must register for BSAD 2899 or ECON 2899 (for non-business Economics majors only). Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the Department of Economics, WB 226, (801) 626-6066. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for the University Bachelor of Science requirements. ECON All740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. MATH QL1050 is a prerequisite for ECON SS2010, QUAN 2400, and QUAN 2600. Students seeking a major in Economics should plan to take the necessary mathematics courses as early as possible in their program of study. Major Course Requirements for BS Degree John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Functional Core (15) Business Courses Required (12 credit hours) ECON 2899 Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment (0) ECON 4010 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) ECON 4020 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3) ECON 4980 Research Methods (3) 1ST 3110 Information Technology for Busines s (3) Elective Courses (12 credit hours) Select from the following ECON 3090 History of Economic Thought (3) ECON 3110 International Trade (3) ECON 3120 International Finance & Monetary Systems (3) ECON 3200 Money and Banking (3) ECON 3400 Labor Economics (3) ECON 3410 Women in the World Economy (3) ECON 4170 Economic Development (3) ECON 4320 Industrial Organization (3) ECON 4520 Public Finance (3) ECON 4550 Introduction to Econometrics (3) ECON 4560 Mathematical Economics (3) ECON 4800 Independent Research (1-3) ECON 4810 Experimental Courses (1-3) ECON 4920 Short Courses, Workshops (1-3) Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Economics departmental honors Please contact the Economics Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. » Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses. » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3 » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for an Economics Department major, given above for Business Economics and, for General Economics, in the Social & Behavioral Sciences section of the catalog. In fumlling these requirements, students must take at least 12 hours of economics courses on an Honors basis, 2 hours of which must be completed as a senior project (HNRS 4990). The student may receive economics Honors credit in any upper- division or graduate-level economics course. In addition, either ECON 4010 or 4020 ECON must be taken on an Honors basis. Economics for Non-Business Majors MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or higher in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours. This minor is for students who major outside of the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (21 credit hours) ECON 2899 Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment (0) ECON SS2010 Principles of Microeconomics (3) ECON SS2020 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) ECON 4010 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) ECON 4020 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) or ECON 3200 Money and Banking (3) QUAN 2600 Business Statistics I (3) or CJ 3600 Qiminal Justice Statistics (3) or GEOG 4050 Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) or PSY 3600 Statistics in Psychology (3) or GERT/SW 3600 Social Statistics (3) or SOC 3600 Social Statistics (3) Two upper-level ECON or QUAN electives (6) MATH QL1050 with a grade of "C" or higher (or CR if taken on a CR/ NC basis) is a prerequisite for ECONSS2010, QUAN 2600; ECON SS201 Oisa prerequisite for ECON SS2020. Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog