186 John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Center for Economic Education The Department has established a Center for Economic Education. Its basic function is to help educators in secondary and elementary schools improve their understanding and knowledge of economics. This will assist them in providing their students with the fundamental economic tools needed to evaluate complex national and international events that are a part of their daily existence. Economics, Business (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 2010, ECON 2020,1ST 2010, and QUAN 2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements.) 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 here. 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 Degree and General Education Requirements for the University Bachelor of Science requirements. ECON 1740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. MATH 1050 is a prerequisite for ECON 2010, 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 Deg ree John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements • Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) • Business Foundations (13) • BSAD 2899 Business Foundations and Admission Assessment (o) • Business Cross-Functional Core (19) • Business Functional Core (15) Business Courses Required (12 credit hours) • ECON 2899 - Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment (o) • ECON 4010 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) • ECON 4020 - Intermediate Macro economic Theory (3) • ECON 4980 - Research Methods (3) • 1ST 3110 - Information Technology for Business (3) Elective Courses (12 credit hours) Sel ec tfro m thefo llo wing ECON 3090 - History of Economic Thought (3) ECON 3110 - International Trade (3) ECON 3120 - International Finance and 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, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-3) Economics, General (BS) Program Prerequisite: Not required. Minor: See specific programs. 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 overall business and economics GPA must be 2.5 or higher. Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). 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, General Economics majors must register for ECON 2899 (for nonbusiness Economics majors only). Students may obtain Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog