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    Nov 22, 2024  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025

Economics: General Track, B.A. (FYP)


Year 1


NOTES:

If student has AP credit for ECON 100  and ECON 200 , student can take ECON 300 , ECON 301 , or other 300-level Economics course with approval from advisor.

Year 2


Fall Semester


Year 3


NOTES:

If a student goes abroad, they can only use 6 credits of ECON courses toward their major requirements. If the student is going to LSE (full year program), they are allowed to use 12 credits of ECON courses toward their major requirements.

Fall Semester


Spring Semester


  • ECON-300/400 Elective (3)
  • ECON-300/400 Elective (3)

Year 4


NOTES:

Capstone can be ECON 480  (ONLY OFFERED IN FALL). Alternate capstones: ECON-491 Senior Internship (3) ECON-492 Senior Internship in Teaching (3) , or ECON-478 Senior Policy Analysis Seminar (3) . (spring only)

Fall Semester


  • ECON 3xx/Diversity & Equity (DIV) (3)
  • ECON Capstone (3)

Spring Semester


  • ECON-300/400 Elective (3)
  • ECON-300/400 Elective (3)

Notes:


ECON-440 Communicating Economics (3)  is an approved W2 course and can count as ECON elective. ECON DIV course options can also count as ECON elective. 1 course outside of the ECON prefix allowed as an ECON elective from the following: IBUS 300  (cultural Inquiry HOM), SISU 300 , SISU 320 , FIN 365 , and some abroad courses with varying prefixes by advisor approval.