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Nov 28, 2024
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2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Economics-BA
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For details about admission requirements, transfer policies, degree and graduation requirements, and college policies, please refer to the Lee Business School section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
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General Education Requirements - Total Credits: 35-46 credits
If students’ ACT or SAT test scores place them directly into ENG 102, then the number of general education credits will be reduced by 3.
Where specific courses are not identified, please see the related section of the Undergraduate Catalog for information about which courses may satisfy university core requirements. First-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Total Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 3
Constitutions - Total Credits: 3-6
Mathematics - Total Credits: 3
Distribution Requirement: Social Science
Because the courses taught by the Lee Business School are deemed part of the social sciences distribution area, students pursuing a major in the Lee Business School must fulfill the distribution requirement by completing courses in each of two content areas outside the major area of study. Those areas are:
Humanities and Fine Arts; and Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking.
Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9
Humanities, 6 credits required from two different humanities areas.
Fine Arts, 3 credits required.
Life and Physical Sciences, and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10
Life and Physical Sciences, 6-7 credits required
One science course with a lab
One non-lab science course
Analytical Thinking, 3 credits required Multicultural and International Requirement - Total Credits: 0-6
Three credits in each area are required. These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://web.unlv.edu/committees/gec. (Some business students may satisfy these requirements with courses required for a business major.)
Multicultural, 3 credits required
International, 3 credits requirment Foreign Language/Foreign Culture - Total Credits: 6
Two courses in the same foreign language at the university level or the equivalent or two courses (at least six credits) in a foreign culture. Students should consult with an academic advisor regarding acceptable foreign culture courses. Economics Major Requirements - Total Credits: 33
Twelve of the 33 required economics major credits must be 400-level ECON courses. General Electives - Total Credits: 35-49
The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from Lee Business School is 120. Notes
- Students planning to pursue graduate studies in economics are encouraged to take ECON 401, 402, 440, 441, 442 and 493.
- Students interested in careers in government are encouraged to take ECON 307, 354, 451 and 470.
- Students pursuing careers in business are encouraged to take ECON 457, 441, 462, 463 and 480.
- For students planning a career in law, a major in economics offers excellent preparation. Recommended electives for the pre-law major include ECON 354, 455, and 457.
- Students must have earned 39 credits of 300- and 400-level courses upon graduation.
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