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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-BSBA Major
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Degree Requirements
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. General Education Requirements - Total Credits: 35-46 credits
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. It is recommended that students take COM 101, Oral Communication, as one of the humanities courses. 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 - PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
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 required
Other Lee Business School Requirements - Total Credits: 9-11
Business Administration Core Requirements - Total Credits: 42-45
Economics Major Requirements - Total Credits: 24
Twelve of the 24 required economics major credits must be 400-level ECON courses. General Electives - Total Credits: 0-10
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 , , , , and .
- Students interested in careers in government are encouraged to take , , and .
- Students pursuing careers in business are encouraged to take , , , and .
- For students planning a career in law, a major in economics offers excellent preparation. Recommended electives for the pre-law major include , and .
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