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 Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATIONS | ||
| ECON 1400 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 1450 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| STAT 1410 | Basic Statistical Methods 1 | 3 |
| ANCILLARY COURSES | ||
| Choose 1 of the following: | 8 | |
Option A (recommended): | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
Option B: | ||
| Fundamentals of Calculus I and Transitional Calculus | ||
| MATH 2248 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 2522 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 2544 | Linear Algebra | |
| CS 1210 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
| CS 2100 | Intermediate Programming | 4 |
| CORE COURSES | ||
| Methods and Theory Courses, which must be taken at UVM: | 6 | |
| Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Microeconomic Theory | ||
| ECON 3500 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 4500 | Advanced Economic Analysis | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| 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. 2-3 additional courses/6-9 credits from the following: | 6-9 | |
ECON numbered 3000 to 3990 | ||
ECON numbered 4000 to 4990 | ||
| Up to 3 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-3 | |
| Internship | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Honors | ||
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 prefix may be taken under that other prefix 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 prefix 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.