Economics (BA)

Admission to the Program

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 .

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Complete one of the following tracks:

15 credit hours from ECON coursework at or above 300-level
- Up to 3 credit hours at or above 300-level may be taken outside of the Department of Economics with the advisor’s approval, if the course is closely related to economics. Students may not receive major credit for both ECON-370 International Economics (3) and SISU-300 Introduction to International Economics (3)
- No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the major from the following: ECON-361 Economic Development (3) , ECON-362 Microeconomics of Economic Development (3) , and ECON-363 Macroeconomics of Economic Development (3)
- No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the major from the following: ECON-370 , ECON-371 International Economics: Trade (3) , and ECON-372 International Economics: Finance (3)

Note: International track requires demonstration of intermediate level or higher competence in one modern world language.

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Note: Students may take no more than 6 credit hours from the following: ECON-361 , ECON-362 , and ECON-363 .

3 credit hours from additional ECON coursework 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 (BA) with minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA