BA in Economics
Requirements:
- For CCAS majors, the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Students from other schools (e.g., ESIA, SEAS) must satisfy the requirements of their home school.
Requirements:
The following requirements must be fulfilled:
The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Programs.
Program-specific curriculum:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required | ||
ECON 1011 | Principles of Economics I 1 | |
ECON 1012 | Principles of Economics II 1 | |
ECON 2101 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | |
or ECON 2103 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach | |
ECON 2102 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | |
or ECON 2104 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach | |
ECON 4198W | Proseminar in Economics | |
MATH 1221 | Calculus with Precalculus II 2 | |
or MATH 1231 | Single-Variable Calculus I | |
or MATH 1252 | Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences | |
STAT 1111 | Business and Economic Statistics I (or equivalent) 2 | |
or STAT 1051 | Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics | |
or STAT 1053 | Introduction to Statistics in Social Science | |
STAT 2112 | Business and Economic Statistics II 2 | |
or STAT 2118 | Regression Analysis | |
or ECON 2123 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
Electives | ||
Six additional Economics (ECON) courses numbered between 2000 and 4999; a maximum of three of these courses can be regional and two international. Students may substitute up to two of the six ECON elective courses with FINA 3101 and FINA 3301. However, FINA 3301 and ECON 2121 cannot both be taken for credit. If ECON 2123 was taken instead of STAT 2112 as a required course, only five additional ECON courses are required. | ||
Regional courses | ||
ECON 2169 | Introduction to the Economy of China | |
ECON 2170 | Introduction to the Economy of Japan | |
ECON 2185 | Economic History and Problems of Latin America | |
ECON 2198 | Special Topics in Economics - Regional | |
ECON 3098 | Variable Topics - Regional Economics | |
ECON 3198 | Advanced Topics in Economics - Regional | |
International courses | ||
ECON 2180 | Survey of International Economics | |
ECON 2181 | International Trade Theory and Policy | |
or ECON 3181 | International Trade Theory | |
ECON 2182 | International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy |
1 Post-matriculation residency requirement: For ECON 1011 and ECON 1012 to count toward the major, the course must be completed at GW with a minimum grade of C-. Students who matriculate with AP or transfer credit for one or both courses are exempt from this residency requirement for the relevant course(s).
2 The selected MATH option, MATH 1221, MATH 1231, or MATH 1252, must be completed with a minimum grade of C-. STAT 1111, or STAT 1051, or STAT 1053 must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
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