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Economics (Bachelor of Arts)

Student Learning Goals

  1. Students are able to evaluate the quality of arguments and evidence and the accuracy of claims.
  2. Students are able to define a problem, gather relevant information, and reach an appropriate conclusion.
  3. Students communicate using oral and written presentations.
  4. Students demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of ethical, cultural, legal, and global issues affecting society in general and business in particular.
  5. Students demonstrate knowledge of macroeconomics and microeconomics.

Policies

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree and the Associate of Arts in Economics degree should review “General Requirements for All Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast,” found in the “Undergraduate Studies” section of this bulletin. While each student is responsible for his or her own progress toward a degree, academic advisors for the School of Business are available for advice concerning courses, requirements, and the curriculum best suited to the student’s goals. To ensure the quality of the student’s educational experience, the following policies are in place for all degrees:

  1. The student must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Arts degree and 60 credit hours for the Associate of Arts degree with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 (not including developmental courses such as English W 100 and Education X 150).
  2. An overall GPA of 2.0 is required in economics courses.
  3. Entering students are assigned a Pre-Economics status until admission requirements are fulfilled, at which time the students are admitted into the Economics degree program.  Admission requirements: 12 or more hours completed with at least a 2.3 GPA, C or better in ENG-W 131.  (Note: MATH-K 300 does not count in this total of 45 hours).
  4. In general, for a course to count toward an economics degree, a minimum grade of C- is required unless otherwise noted.
  5. Academic Advising: Both Pre-Economics and Economics students are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with an academic advisor or faculty member in the School of Business to discuss academic and career issues.
  6. For the Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must complete no fewer than 26 credit hours of coursework in the senior year in residence at IU Southeast and no fewer than 10 credit hours of 300 or 400 level economics coursework must be taken at IU Southeast.  For the Associate of Arts degree, at least 15 credit hours must be taken at IU Southeast and at least 6 credit hours of 300 or 400 level economics coursework must be taken at IU Southeast.  At least 6 credit hours of 300 or 400 level economics coursework must be taken at IU Southeast for a minor.
  7. Credit by examination may be earned in ECON-E 150 Introduction to Economics, ECON-E 200 Fundamentals of Economics: An Overview, and BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business.  CLEP examinations are accepted for General Education course work if acceptable to the major department for that subject.  Contact the Student Development Center, (University Center South, (812) 941-2312) for information about these examinations.
  8. After being admitted to IU Southeast, courses taken at another institution may not count toward a School of Business degree without prior approval.  To request approval, the student must contact a School of Business advisor
  9. For the bachelor's degree, 30 of the 120 credit hours must be at the 300 to 400 level (including economics core, general education, and elective courses).
  10. Students must apply for their degree in the School of Business Office (Hillside Hall 221) six months before graduation. (For August graduates, this deadline is February 15.)
  11. Students completing internships for credit earn Satisfactory or Fail grades only.
  12. Students must complete MATH-M 119 and ECON-E 281 within the first 80 hours of course work. If these courses are not completed as required, the student will not be allowed to register for additional classes until they are completed.
  13. Students who are not active at the university for one year will be subject to the requirements of the bulletin in effect at the time of their reinstatement.  Upon reinstatement, students are required to see a School of Business advisor to develop a degree completion plan before registering for classes.

Degree Requirements Defined

Degree Program Admission Requirements

Twelve or more credit hours and at least a 2.0 overall GPA.

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 3 C None

See “General Requirements for All Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast,” and “Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”  

Note: This degree does not require meeting the requirements of a B.S. in Business.

General Education Component

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade Co-Reqs (C) or Pre-Reqs (P)
Choose a second writing course from the following list.
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills OR 3 C- P: ENG-W 131
ENG-W 234 Technical Report Writing OR 3 C- P: ENG-W 131
ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing OR 3 C- P: ENG-W 131
ENG-W 290 Writing in the Arts and Sciences 3 C- P: ENG-W 131
Take each of the following courses:

MATH-M

122 College Algebra 3 C- (or test out) P: MATH-M 102

MATH-M 

119 Brief Survey of Calculus 3 C- P: MATH-M 122
SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking 3 C- P or C: ENG-W 131
BUS-K 201

Computer in Business

3 C-

P: Test into MATH-M 102/MATH-M 117 or higher

ECON-E

150

Introduction to Economics

3

Core Program

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade Co-Reqs (C) or Pre-Reqs (P)

The following 6 courses (18 credit hours) must be completed:

ECON-E

150

Introduction to Economics

3

C-

P: Test into MATH-M 102/

MATH-M 117

or higher

ECON-E 200

Fundamentals of Economics: An Overview

3 C- P: ECON-E 150
ECON-E 280

Applied Statistics for Business I

3 C-

P: MATH-M 122, BUS-K 201

ECON-E 281

Applied Statistics for Business II

(Must be completed in first 80 credit hours)

*May be taken concurrently if student earned a B in MATH-M 122

3 C-

P: BUS-K 201, ECON-E 280

*MATH-M 119

ECON-E 321

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

3 C- P: ECON-E 200
ECON-E 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3 C- P: ECON-E 200
Students must complete four of the following courses (12 credit hours).
ECON-E 323 Urban Economics OR 3 C- P: ECON-E 200, ECON-E 280
ECON-E 333 International Economics OR 3 C- P: ECON-E 200
ECON-E 338 Business and Economics Applications of GIS OR 3 C- P: ECON-E 200, ECON-E 280
ECON-E 340 Labor Economics OR 3 C- P: ECON-E 200
ECON-E 350 Money and Banking OR 3 C- P: ECON-E 200
ECON-E 470 Econometrics 3 C- P: ECON-E 200, 281

Electives

Students are required to choose two elective courses (6 credit hours) from the following options:

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade Co-Reqs (C) or Pre-Reqs (P)
The following are recommended for those planning to pursue graduate studies in economics:
MATH-M 215 Calculus I 5 D- R: MATH-M 125 & MATH-M 126 or placement
MATH-M 216 Calculus II 5 D- P: MATH-M 215
ECON-E 470 Econometrics (if not takes as part of the core requirements) 3 C-

P: ECON-E 200, ECON-E 281

The following are recommended for those planning to pursue law school:

BUS-A 201

Introduction to Financial Accounting

3 C-

P: Completion of MATH-M 102/

MATH-M 117 or

Test into

MATH-M 122 or higher

(12 Cr. Hrs)

BUS-A 202

Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3 C- P: BUS-A 201
BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business 3 C- None
BUS-L 303 Commercial Law II 3 C-

P: BUS-L 201

POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law 3 D-

P: POLS-Y 103

Additional courses permitted:

BUS-F 301

Financial Management

3 C-

P: ENG-W 231 or W 234, SPCH-S 121, ECON-E 150, BUS-A 202 (45 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS-F 302

Financial Decision Making

3 C-

P: BUS-F 301, ECON-E 280

BUS-F 420 Investments 3 C-

P: BUS-F 301, ECON-E 200

BUS-M 301

Introduction to Marketing Management

(OR BUS-M 300)

3 C-

P: ENG-W 231 or W234, SPCH-S 121, ECON-E 200 (45 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS-M 303 Marketing Research 3 C-

P: BUS-M 301, ECON-E 280

BUS-M 405 Buyer Behavior 3 C- P: BUS-M 301
BUS-P 301 Operations Management 3 C-

P: ENG-W 231 or W234, SPCH-S 121 (45 Cr. Hrs.)

GEOG-G 438

Advanced Geographic Information Systems

3 C- P: GEOG-G 338
GEOG-G 439

Seminar in Geographic Information Systems

3 C- P: GEOG-G 438

Additional electives as needed to meet degree requirements.

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