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    Nov 25, 2024  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025

Economics, B.S.


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


NOTES:

*Core Options: MATH-222 Calculus II (4)  (Q2), MATH-313 Calculus III (4) , MATH-310 Linear Algebra (4) , ACCT-240 Principles of Financial Accounting (3) , or CSC-280 Intro to Computer Science I

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), ECON-491 Senior Internship (3) , ECON-492 Senior Internship in Teaching (3) , or ECON 478  (spring only)

Fall Semester


  • 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 share as an ECON upper level elective for the major. No courses without the ECON prefix can be considered for an ECON elective on the BS track. ECOn had a few DIV options. They can be used as ECON electives.