Requirements

Degree Requirements

This major is available as a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, as defined in the section on degree requirements for all majors in this catalog.

Major Requirements

36 credits including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ECON 210	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS	4
ECON 411	INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS	4
ECON 412	INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS	4
ECON 416	ECONOMETRICS	4
ECON 417	SENIOR SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS	4
Remaining Credits to reach 36 total, from the following: 2		16
ECON 321	ECONOMICS OF SPORTS
ECON 322	ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS
ECON 323	TOPICS IN SPORTS ECONOMICS
ECON 331	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECON 332	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECON 333	INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
ECON 341	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ECON 342	NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
ECON 351	PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS
ECON 352	ECONOMICS OF THE LAW
ECON 353	LABOR ECONOMICS
ECON 354	HEALTH ECONOMICS
ECON 361	TOPICS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECON 371	EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
ECON 372	BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
ECON 439	PEER INSTRUCTION 1
ECON 461	HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
ECON 480	INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
ECON 487	INTERNSHIP 1
ECON 490	ECONOMICS RESEARCH 1
Total Credits		36

¹

Select no more than eight credits total from ECON 439, ECON 480, ECON 487, and ECON 490.

²

Appropriately themed ECON 398 may be substituted with departmental chair approval.

Departmental Quantitative Advisory and Requirement Advisory

Students enrolling in economics courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites:

1. To enroll in PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (ECON 210) a student is strongly advised to have done one of the following:
   1. completed a high school mathematics course sequence covering material equivalent to FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160); or
   2. completed or be simultaneously enrolled in FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160) or CALCULUS I (MATH 170), or the equivalent.
2. To enroll in INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (ECON 411) or INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (ECON 412), a student must:
   1. complete FINITE MATHEMATICS WITH CALCULUS (MATH 160) or CALCULUS I (MATH 170) or the equivalent with a grade above a C-.

Departmental Policy on Prerequisites

The Economics Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. However, all courses have the option of “consent of instructor.” Prerequisites will be waived only when the instructor and the department chair deem that a student’s background render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary.

Student Learning Outcomes

• display a command of existing economic knowledge;
• utilize economic knowledge to explain economic issues; and
• create new economic knowledge.

Oregon Preliminary Teaching Licensure in Social Studies

Students who are also seeking an Oregon Preliminary Teaching License must also complete a Secondary Education major with Licensure. A teaching license endorsement in social studies also requires a course in ethnic studies. Students should consult with their Education advisor to be sure they are meeting licensure requirements for a Social Studies endorsement with this major.

In order to complete the Secondary Education major with Licensure, students should begin taking education courses no later than their sophomore year. The student must be advised by faculty in both majors. Alternatively, students may complete a Teaching Certificate program at Linfield after degree completion.  Students should seek advice from the Education Department Director if you are considering the post-graduation certificate option.

Students seeking teaching licensure may earn no grade lower than a C in both major and all licensure coursework.*

_{*This statement added to the catalog 12/2024, though the policy is not new.}