Economics (BA)

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Offered by the Department of , .

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA and the approval of the department undergraduate advisor. Intended majors must also have a 2.5 GPA in , or , and , , or .

University Requirements

120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA ()
Completion of all requirements for a major ()

AU Core Requirements

Completion of AU Core foundation requirements ()
Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements ()
Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements ()

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Major Requirements

37 credit hours with grades of C or better, including 27 credit hours at or above 300-level
- No more than 6 credit hours may be fulfilled by economics courses from study abroad programs, except students attending the London School of Economics may fulfill a maximum of 12 credit hours
- No more than 3 credit hours of independent reading and study courses or internships may be applied to the major
- Only one internship experience may count toward the major, regardless of course level
- Students may not receive credit for both and
- Students may not receive credit for both and

Course Requirements

Required (6 credit hours)

Microeconomics (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Note: is intended for students.

Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Statistics (4 credit hours)

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Tracks (15 credit hours)

Complete one of the following tracks:

General

15 credit hours from coursework at or above 300-level
- Up to 3 credit hours at or above 300-level may be taken outside of the Department of with the advisor’s approval, if the course is closely related to economics. Students may not receive major credit for both and
- No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the major from the following: , , and
- No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the major from the following: , , and

International

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

Required (6 credit hours)

Economics (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

International Business (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

IBUS-300 Fundamentals of International Business (3)

Combined Economics (BA) and Economics (MA)

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See and 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