Mathematics and Economics (BS)

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Administered jointly by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Economics , College of Arts and Sciences , the Mathematics and Economics (BS) is recommended for students interested in social science applications of mathematical concepts and for those interested in preparing for admissions to PhD programs in Economics.

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in the gateway courses and approval of the program coordinator.

University Requirements

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

AU Core Requirements

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 .

Major Requirements

66 credit hours with a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
- 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

Course Requirements

Gateway (18 credit hours)

Required

Statistics

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) (with permission of department)
STAT-203 Basic Statistics with Calculus (4)

Core (36 credit hours)

Required

Additional

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

ECON-480 Senior Research Seminar (3)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Note: Students may take no more than 6 credit hours from the following: ECON-361 Economic Development (3) , ECON-362 Microeconomics of Economic Development (3) , and ECON-363 Macroeconomics of Economic Development (3) .

9 credit hours from additional ECON coursework at or above 300-level, excluding ECON-370 International Economics (3)

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

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.