Economics (BS)

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and the approval of the department undergraduate advisor.

120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 2 )
Completion of all requirements for a major (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 9 )

Completion of AU Core foundation requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.2-8.6 )
Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.7 )
Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.8-8.11 )

For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum .

47 credit hours with grades of C or better
- No more than 6 of the 47 credit hours may be fulfilled by Washington Economic Policy Semester courses or economics courses from study abroad programs
- No more than 3 credit hours of independent reading and study courses or internships may be applied to the major

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3-4 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or 3 credit hours of study abroad coursework in economics or political economy at or above 300-level:

15 credit hours of additional economics coursework (ECON-xxx) at or above 300-level, excluding ECON-370 International Economics (3)

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Program and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees for more information.

In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for combined bachelor’s/master’s programs:

Students in this program will not be required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Students will be admitted formally to MA status only after they have completed all requirements for the Economics (BS) with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher