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BA in Economics Credit Distribution

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Subject Category	Credits
I. General Education Requirements	60
A. English Composition	6
B. Humanities	12
Must include at least two subject areas
C. Social Sciences	12
Must include at least two subject areas
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics	12
Statistics	(3)
One computer science course	(3)
Other natural sciences/mathematics	(6)
Must include at least two subject areas
E. General Education Electives	18
II. Area of Study: Economics	33
A. Required Courses	15
Macroeconomics	(3)
Microeconomics	(3)
Intermediate Macroeconomics	(3)
Intermediate Microeconomics	(3)
Select one of the following courses: Advanced Economic Theory Advanced Seminar in Economics History of Economic Thought	(3)
B. Economics Electives* LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone strongly recommended American Economic Development Business Cycle Capitalist System Comparative Economic Systems Econometrics Economic and Business Forecasting Economic Development Economics of Discrimination Economic Geography Economic Human Resources Economics Economics of Poverty Economics of the Public Sector Economics of Social Problems Economics of Third World Economics of Transportation European Economic Development Health Economics Industrial Organization International Economics International Finance Labor Managerial Money and Banking Population Economics Public Finance and Fiscal Policy Quantitative Methods in Economics Regional Urban Economic Development Women in the Economy World Resources and Industries	18
C. Requirements
Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State College are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 are required.
III. Free Electives	27
Total	120

*This list is a guide. Other economics courses may be appropriate for this area of study.

Note 1: **It is recommended that Econometrics and Economics and Business Forecasting be taken only after Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Statistics have been completed.

Note 2: Students planning to do graduate work in economics are urged to complete one year of calculus and a course in matrix algebra.

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