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
Economics Core (20 credits)		20
ECON 210	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
ECON 411	INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
ECON 412	INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
ECON 416	ECONOMETRICS
ECON 417	SENIOR SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS
Sports Economics Core (two of the following three courses):		8
ECON 321	ECONOMICS OF SPORTS
ECON 322	ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS
ECON 323	TOPICS IN SPORTS ECONOMICS
Experiential Learning Course (4 credits minimum)		4
ECON 439	PEER INSTRUCTION
ECON 480	INDEPENDENT STUDY
ECON 487	INTERNSHIP
ECON 490	ECONOMICS RESEARCH
One ECON Elective or non-ECON Sports-themed Course 1		4
ECON 353	LABOR ECONOMICS
ECON 372	BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
Total Credits		36

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May also select ECON 321, ECON 322, or ECON 323: whichever one is not used as part of Sports Economics Core. Appropriately themed 398 courses or sport-focused 300 or higher level courses from outside the department 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.

1. Display a command of existing economic knowledge, particularly as it pertains to sports economics.
2. Utilize economic knowledge to explain economic issues pertaining to the sports industry and sport participation.
3. Create new economic knowledge that is relevant to the sports industry and/or sport participation.