The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics
through the College of Arts and Sciences

Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences is not restricted and any student who has been accepted to U.S.F. may declare a major in Economics through this College. Applications for admission to the College are available in the Arts and Sciences Office of Academic Affairs, BEH 201.

The Academic Advisor for Economics majors is located in the Economics Department, BSN 3432.

 

Major Requirements

The Economics major is a 33 hour program. There are 18 hours of required courses:

ECO 2013 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics

ECO 2023 Economic Principles: Microeconomics

ECO 3101 Intermediate Price Theory

ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics

QMB 2100 Business & Economic Statistics I

QMB 3200 Business & Economic Statistics II

 

The remaining 15 hours must be upper-level economics courses, with the following exception:

ECO 1000, Basic Economics, will be accepted as elective credit if taken before both ECO 2013 and ECO 2023

Students must obtain a grade of "C" or higher in ECO 3101. This grade must be earned before enrolling in any course for which ECO 3101 is a prerequisite.

ECO 3100, Managerial Economics, may be substituted for ECO 3101.

No more than three hours credit can be applied toward a major from ECO 4905 and/or ECO 4914 (Independent Study and Independent Research).

At least 12 hours of upper level courses must be taken in residence at USF.