Economics: Quantitative B.S.

All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.

All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.

All students must meet the College Requirements.

Major Requirements

42 credits in major courses, plus 22 credits in ancillary courses, including:

Requirement DescriptionCredits
FOUNDATIONS9
ECON 1400Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECON 1450Principles of Microeconomics3
STAT 1410Basic Statistical Methods 13
MATHEMATICS7-9
Choose 1 of the following:
Option A (recommended):
Calculus I
and Calculus II
Option B:
Fundamentals of Calculus I
and Transitional Calculus
THEORY AND METHODS (must be taken at UVM)12
ECON 2400Macroeconomic Theory3
ECON 2450Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 2500Econometrics3
ECON 4500Advanced Econometrics3
ELECTIVES21
OPEN LEVEL. 3 additional credits from the following:3
ECON numbered 1010 to 1990
ECON numbered 2100 to 2990
ECON numbered 3000 to 3990
ECON numbered 4000 to 4990
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. 3 additional courses/9 credits from the following:9
ECON numbered 2100 to 2990
ADVANCED LEVEL. 2 additional courses/6 credits from the following:6
ECON numbered 3000 to 3990
ECON numbered 4000 to 4990
3 additional credits from the Advanced Level or the following, in any combination:3
Internship
Independent Study
Undergraduate Research
Honors
ANCILLARY COURSES13-14
MATH 2248Calculus III4
MATH 2522Applied Linear Algebra3
or MATH 2544 Linear Algebra
Choose 1 of the following options:6-7
Option A:
Computer Programming I
Intermediate Programming
Option B:
Computer Programming I
Basic Statistical Methods 2
Intermediate Data Science
Intermediate Data Science
Option C:
Applied Probability
Machine Learning

Restrictions

Students completing the B.S. in Economics may not also receive the B.A. in Economics.

Other Information

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.

Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course subject code may be taken under that other subject code and still count for these requirements.

With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.

For a Bachelor of Science degree, no more than 50 credits in courses with the same departmental subject code may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.

At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.