Major Requirements
A major in economics requires a minimum of ten courses.
The major can be completed in fewer than four years, but it is almost impossible to complete the major in less than three years.
For exceptions to the ten course minimum please refer to the section "OFF-CAMPUS AND TRANSFER CREDITS" below.
COURSEWORK
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics I | 4 units |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics II | 4 units |
| Calculus 1 | | 4 units |
| ECON 250 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | 4 units |
| ECON 251 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | 4 units |
| ECON 272 | Applied Econometrics | 4 units |
| | Three 300-level ECON electives | 12 units |
| ECON 495 | Senior Seminar | 4 units |
Two of the three 300-level elections must be completed at Oxy. Please note the COMP 146 (Statistics) is a prerequisite for ECON 272.
Choosing Electives
The economics department offers many 300-level electives. If you would like to know how these electives might be grouped with other non-economics courses to give more intellectual continuity to a course of study, please refer to the department website.