Economics is a discipline that builds ideas and skills over time, so it’s a good idea to take certain courses in sequence. Students considering the BA in Economics should do their best to take ECON-100, ECON-200, ECON-300, ECON-301, STAT-202 and ECON-322 as soon as possible. Mastery of the material in these six courses makes acing the remaining electives a (relative) breeze.
Plan for Required Courses, BA General Track
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
| ECON-100 | ECON-300 | ECON-3xx | ECON-480 or other capstone option |
| ECON-200 | ECON-301 | ECON-3xx | ECON-3xx |
| STAT-202 (Basic Statistics) | ECON-322 (recommeded) or ECON-3xx | ECON-3xx | ECON-3xx |
What if you decide on the BA in Economics a little late and this plan won’t work exactly? The best thing to do is to take the intermediate economic theory sequence (ECON-300 and 301) concurrently with STAT-202 and ECON-322 as soon as possible. Some ECON-3xx courses do not have ECON-300 and/or 301 as prerequisites and can be taken at the same time as the intermediate theory courses.
Note that the International Track of the BA in Economics requires students to take a wide range of courses with international emphasis from several departments:
Plan for Required Courses, BA International Track
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
| ECON-100 | ECON-300 | ECON-371 | ECON-480 or other capstone option |
| ECON-200 | ECON-301 | ECON-372 | ECON-351, 352, 358, 361, 362 or 363 |
| STAT-202 (Basic Statistics) | ECON-322 (recommended) or ECON-3xx |
ECON-3xx | |
| Intermediate Level Language Competency | IBUS-300, SIS-385, SIS-465 or SIS-466 | ||
If you decide on the BA in Economics, International Track a little late, take the intermediate economic theory sequence together with STAT-202 and the out-of-department requirements. Get ECON-371 and 372 in next. You may take ECON-371 and 372 at the same time as other 3xx level ECON classes, although you will get the most out of the international-focused classes if you have first mastered the material from 371 and 372.
The complete list of requirements for the BA is here.
