Sample 4-Year Course Schedule for Economics Major – Bachelor of Science
Download/Print PDF| This program is designed to help students navigate the BS degree in four years. Many different alternatives exist to this program. |
| FALL―Semester 1 |
| ECON 201* – Principles of Microeconomics (3) |
| MATH 198** – Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) |
| ENG 190 – Writing as Critical Thinking (3) |
| INDV 101 - Truman Transformation (1) |
| Elementary Language (3-4) |
| SPRING―Semester 2 |
| ECON 200* - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) |
| COMM 170 - Public Speaking (3) |
| STAT 190*** – Basic Statistics (3) or |
| STAT 290*** – Statistics (3) |
| Personal Well-Being Essential Skills Requirement (2) |
| Elementary Language (3-4) |
| Total Credits First Year: 31-33 |
| * Students may also take ECON 205 – Principles of Economics (5), which satisfies both ECON 200 and ECON 201 requirements, and can be taken either semester. Additionally, any one of these courses fulfills the Social Scientific Mode requirement. |
| ** This course fulfills the Mathematical Mode of Inquiry and the Elementary Functions Essential Skills requirement. Students must take a placement test before being allowed to register, and students who place into lower-level math classes must use either MATH 156 - College Algebra & MATH 157 - Plane Trigonometry (together), or MATH 186 – Precalculus to satisfy the Elementary Functions Essential Skills requirement. These students subsequently then need to take MATH 198 to fulfill the Mathematical Mode requirement, as well as the major requirement. |
| ***MATH 263 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus II is a prerequisite for STAT 290 and must be taken before STAT 290. Well prepared students should consider taking STAT 290 instead of STAT 190. |
| FALL―Semester 3 |
| ECON 300 – Intermediate Microeconomics (3) |
| ECON 210 – New Majors Seminar (3)* |
| BS Requirement (3-5) |
| Qualitative Mode of Inquiry course (3-4) |
| SPRING―Semester 4 |
| ECON 303 – Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) |
| BS Requirement (3-5) |
| Qualitative Mode of Inquiry course (3-4) |
| Quantitative Mode of Inquiry course (3-5)** |
| Total credits second year: 24-34 |
| *Writing enhanced course. Truman requires at least 3 writing enhanced courses (ECON 210, JINS 3XX, ECON 479 allow you to fulfill this requirement). |
| ** Choose from Scientific – Life Science, or Scientific – Physical Science |
| FALL―Semester 5 |
| ECON 304 – Mathematical Economics (3) |
| ECON 3XX/4XX – Economics Elective (3) |
| JINS 3XX – Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3) |
| Free elective (3+) |
| SPRING―Semester 6 |
| ECON 373 – Econometrics (3) |
| Qualitative Mode of Inquiry course (3-4) |
| Missouri Statute Course (1) |
| Free elective (3+) |
| Free elective (3+) |
| Total credits third year: 26-28+ |
| FALL―Semester 7 |
| ECON 3XX/4XX – Economics Elective (3) |
| ECON 479 – Senior Seminar (3) |
| Free Elective (3+) |
| Free Elective (3+) |
| SPRING―Semester 8 |
| ECON 3XX/4XX** – Economics Elective (3) |
| Free Elective (3+) |
| Free Elective (3+) |
| Free Elective (3+) |
| Total credits fourth year: 24+ (120 credits required to graduate) |
| **This course can be an economics course that satisfies the Intercultural Perspectives requirement. If not, another Intercultural Perspectives course must be taken elsewhere. |
| Please note that a 2.25 cumulative and a 2.25 major GPA is required to graduate. Additionally, grades of “C” or better are required in each major requirement class. |
| Students must complete and pass at least 40 credits in 300-, 400-, and 500-level courses in order to meet graduation requirements for all baccalaureate degrees. |
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman’s Official Catalog.