An Economics minor is a strong complement to majors such as political science, journalism, communications, education, finance, management and many others. It prepares students to understand broad societal issues and their own place in the global economy.

Minor Requirements (15–17 credit hours)

Courses at the 1000 level do not count toward the minor.

Minor Core Requirements

• ECON 2001 (2001.01, 2001.02 or 2001.03H) Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 2002 (2002.01, 2002.02 or 2002.03H) Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• One of the following (3 credits): ECON 4001 (4001.01, 4001.02 or 4001.03) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory; ECON 4002 (4002.01, 4002.02 or 4002.03) Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory; or ECON 4400 Elementary Econometrics

Minor Elective Requirements

• Two additional Economics courses, each worth 3 or 4 credit hours, at the 3000 level or above. ECON 3400 and ECON 4320 may not be used as minor electives.

See the Economics Minor advising sheet for complete program guidelines.

Thinking about the major instead? Compare the BA and BS in Economics.