202 Advisement Advisement is strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources on page 182. Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business Sc Economics is required for all business majors, minors, and certificates. Students may obtain an application for admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the Department of Economics, WB 226, (801) 626-£ General Education Refer to pages 37-43 for either Bachdor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. ECON All 740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. MATH QL10S0 is a prerequisite for ECON SS2010, QUAN SI2400, and QUAN SI2600. Students seeking a major in Economics should plan to take the necessary mathematics courses as early as possible in their program of study. Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree John B. Goddard School of Business Sc Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Fundional 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 Busfnes 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 Sc 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 Sodal Sc Behavioral Sciences sedion 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) Principles of Microeconomics (3) Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) Money and Banking (3) Business Statistics I (3) Qiminal Justice Statistics (3) Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) Statistics in Psychology (3) Social Statistics (3) Social Statistics (3) Two upper-level ECON or QUAN dedives (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 SI2600; ECON SS201 Oisa prerequisite for ECON SS2020. Economics Teaching MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.5 or higher in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 15 credit hours. Approval of a minor program by the Economics department chair is required. Students who select the Economics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Advisement is required. Course Requirements for Minor Required Courses (15 credit hours) ECON SSI010 Economics as a Sodal Sdence (3) ECON SS2010 Prindples of Microeconomics (3) ECON SS2020 Prindples of Macroeconomics (3) ECON All 740 Economic History of the U.S. (3) ECON 3200 Money Sc Banking (3) ECONSS2010 ECONSS2020 ECON 4010 ECON 4020 or ECON 3200 QUANSI2600 or CJ SI3600 orGEOGSI4050 orPSYSI3600 or GERT/SW SI3600 or SOC SI3600 ECONOMICS COURSES - ECON ECON SSI010. Economics as a Social Science (3) F, 5 An introduction to basic economic institutions and prindples of economics for non-business and non-economics majors. The primary objective of the course is to provide a framework of Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog