Economics - Business Economics Option

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Coordinator: Stephanie J. Owings

The Economics degree program is one of the five degree programs offered in the School of Business Administration (SOBA).

The School of Business Administration offers two degree options for students pursuing studies in Economics. Both Economics options prepare students for graduate studies in economics as well as employment in business and finance. The study of economics also provides a good background for students who want to prepare for a career in law. These programs lead to a degree in either Business Economics Option or Economics Option . Students may major in only one of the Economics options.

Economics-Business Economics Option option is designed to provide students with an understanding of economic principles underlying the business world. The option shows the relationships between the study of economics and basic business decision-making both from the standpoint of the individual firm and from the standpoint of a business operating in the national and global economy. Students majoring in Business Economics will be prepared to continue graduate study in economics and for employment in government and business. The Economics - Business Economics option degree program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB).

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ECONOMICS - BUSINESS ECONOMICS OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
BA 301 - Managmnt & Organizatnl Behavor Credits: 4
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Sem in Strategic Mngmt Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Mgmnt Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Subtotal Business Economics Option Requirements - Credits: 20¹

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 67-69

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

¹The 20 credits used to satisfy the Business Economics option may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor, or option within SOBA, except that a course used to satisfy the Business Economics option may be used to also satisfy the 300- or 400-level Economics requirements in the Business Administration major.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements. If any of the upper division economics courses required for the major have been completed elsewhere and transferred into Fort Lewis College at less than four credit hours, the student must take additional upper division economics credits to meet the minimum of 20 credit hours of upper division courses needed for a major in Economics - Business Economics option.