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 201Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics, 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 or campus 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 May and August graduates, the deadline is November 1; for December graduates, the deadline is May 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.

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.

Core Program

Electives