B.A. in Economics Undergraduate Program By American University |Top Universities
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Main Subject Area

Economics and EconometricsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Major Requirements 37 credit hours with grades of C or better. No more than 6 of the 37 credit hours may be fulfilled by Washington Economic Policy Semester courses or economics courses from study abroad programs. No more than 3 credit hours of independent reading and study courses or internships may be applied to the major. Students may not receive credit for ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics and ECON-400 Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus. Students may not receive credit for ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics and ECON-401 Intermediate Macroeconomics with Calculus. Tracks: General or International. For the International track, demonstration of intermediate level or higher competence in one modern foreign language. Course Requirements CORE (16 CREDIT HOURS) ECON-100 Macroeconomics FA4 (3) ECON-200 Microeconomics FA4 (3) ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics (3) or ECON-400 Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus (3) ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) or ECON-401 Intermediate Macroeconomics with Calculus (3) STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) or STAT-203 Basic Statistics with Calculus (4) CAPSTONE (3 CREDIT HOURS) ECON-480 Senior Research Seminar (3) or ECON-491 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required) or ECON-492 Internship in Teaching Economics (3) nor Study abroad course with emphasis in economics or political economy at the 300-level or higher (3)

Program overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Major Requirements 37 credit hours with grades of C or better. No more than 6 of the 37 credit hours may be fulfilled by Washington Economic Policy Semester courses or economics courses from study abroad programs. No more than 3 credit hours of independent reading and study courses or internships may be applied to the major. Students may not receive credit for ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics and ECON-400 Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus. Students may not receive credit for ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics and ECON-401 Intermediate Macroeconomics with Calculus. Tracks: General or International. For the International track, demonstration of intermediate level or higher competence in one modern foreign language. Course Requirements CORE (16 CREDIT HOURS) ECON-100 Macroeconomics FA4 (3) ECON-200 Microeconomics FA4 (3) ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics (3) or ECON-400 Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus (3) ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) or ECON-401 Intermediate Macroeconomics with Calculus (3) STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) or STAT-203 Basic Statistics with Calculus (4) CAPSTONE (3 CREDIT HOURS) ECON-480 Senior Research Seminar (3) or ECON-491 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required) or ECON-492 Internship in Teaching Economics (3) nor Study abroad course with emphasis in economics or political economy at the 300-level or higher (3)

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language Requirements:  A TOEFL score of 550 on the paper test; Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 or higher.

Jan-2000

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