Georgia College & State University

Økonomi BS

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

NOTE: ECON 2106 is a prerequisite for upper-level coursework in the major and should be taken as part of Area E.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

• Area A: Communication Skills
• Area A2: Quantitative Skills
• Area B: Institutional Options
• Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
• Area C2: Fine Arts
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
• Area E: Social Sciences
• Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area F

NOTE: If one or more of the Area F requirements are taken in Areas A2, C1, D, or E, any 1000-4000 elective course may be taken in Area F to replace it.

• ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
• MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics

Total Credit Hours: 9

Choose One of the Following Courses:

• MATH 1260 Survey of Calculus
• MATH 1261 Calculus I

Total Credit Hours: 3

Choose One of the Following Courses:

• CSCI 1000 Intro to Computer Science & Applications
• CSCI 1301 Computer Science I
• CBIS 2220 Principles of Info Systems

Total Credit Hours: 3

Choose One of the Following Courses:

• PHIL 2010 Survey of Philosophy
• PHIL 2020 Logical & Critical Thinking
• RHET 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Total Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

• ECON 3600 Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 3800 Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
• ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
• 3000-4000 level ECON electives

Total Credit Hours: 30

Electives

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Total Credit Hours: 21-30

Optional Concentrations

Financial Economics Concentration Option

• ACCT 2101 Accounting Principles I
• ACCT 2102 Accounting Principles II
• ACCT 3120 Cost Accounting
• FINC 3131 Business Finance I
• FINC 3132 Business Finance II
• FINC 4101 Investment Analysis

Select one of the following

• ECON 3240 International Finance
• FINC 3240 International Finance

Select one of the following

• ECON 3820 Money & Banking
• FINC 3820 Money & Banking

Select one of the following

• ECON 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions
• FINC 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions

Total Credit Hours: 27

International Economics Concentration Option

Foreign Language requirement for concentration: Must pass foreign language at the second university level (1002).

Choose five of the following courses:

• ECON 3220 International Trade
• ECON 3240 International Finance
• ECON 3440 Comparative Economic Systems
• ECON 3820 Money & Banking
• ECON 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions
• ECON 3840 Economic Growth
• ECON 3850 International Economic Develop
• FINC 3820 Money & Banking
• FINC 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions
• GEOG 4220 Economic Geography

Total Credit Hours: 18-27

Note: ECON 3820 and 3830 are cross-listed as FINC 3820 and 3830 and cannot be repeated for duplicate credit.

Public Economics Concentration Option

• ECON 3640 Public Economics: Taxation
• ECON 3645 Public Economics Expenditure
• ECON 3650 Public Choice Theory

Choose two of the following courses

• ECON 3670 Labor Economics
• ECON 3680 Nat Resource & Environment Eco
• An approved 3000-4000 level Economics course
• An approved 3000-4000 level POLS course

Total Credit Hours: 15

Students taking Special Topics courses for concentration requirements will submit Petition for Course Change Substitution forms for approval.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Additional Degree Requirements

• A 2.5 or higher GPA is required in all ECON courses used to satisfy graduation requirements.
• Successful completion of ECON 4990, Senior Seminar, satisfies the exit exam requirement for ECON majors.
• Complete a first-year academic seminar (ECON 0001 or other first-year academic course).
• Students must fulfill other requirements in the Graduation Requirements section of the Catalog.
• Economics majors are encouraged to use elective hours to complete a second major or a minor field of study.
• If you are planning graduate work in economics, you are advised to take as many of the following MATH courses (in order of preference) as your schedule permits: MATH 1262, Calculus II; MATH 2150, Linear Algebra; MATH 2263, Calculus III; MATH 4340, Differential Equations.

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