Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics
Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their 
college catalog.
As an economics major, a student must complete 24 credit hours of core economics and mathematics and 12 credit hours of optional economics courses.
The core economics courses include:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
| ECON 200* |
Fundamentals of Statistics |
3 |
| ECON 201* |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 202* |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 300** |
Statistics for Economics and Business |
3 |
| ECON 305 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 310 |
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 450 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
| MATH 120 |
Survey of Calculus I |
|
| or MATH 122 |
University Calculus I |
3 or 4 |
*these courses are also required for accounting and business degrees
**this course is required for Business Administration and recommended for Accounting degree.
The elective economics courses include any four courses above ECON 300. Popular courses are in the following suggested areas of study:
- Business and Financial Economics
- Public Policy and Economics
- Data Analysis and Computer Applications
- Human Resources
- International Economics
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
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The Department of Economics participates in the Cooperative Engineering program. Interested persons should refer to the description of this program under Engineering (Cooperative).
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Requirements for the Minor in Economics
Twenty-four or 25 credit hours are required for a minor. They include:
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| ECON 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 305 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
| or ECON 350 |
Managerial Economics |
3 |
| ECON 310 |
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
| or ECON 315 |
Money, Banking and Monetary Economics |
3 |
| MATH 120 |
Survey of Calculus I |
|
| or MATH 122 |
University Calculus I |
3 or 4 |
| and 9 additional credit hours at the 300 level or above. |
Requirements for the Certificate in International Economic Studies
As an option to students majoring in economics, the department awards a certificate documenting the completion of International Economic Studies to Economics majors who complete the following 15 credit hours of course work:
Two of the following courses:
| ECON 320 |
International Trade and Finance |
3 |
| ECON 345 |
Comparative Economic Systems |
3 |
| ECON 335 |
Economic Development |
3 |
| ECON 395 |
Comparative Human Resources |
3 |
and 9 credit hours in foreign area study and/or international/comparative study. A maximum of 6 credit hours of a foreign language may be counted for the International Economic Studies option.
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Requirements for a Specialization in Economic Studies - Adolescence Education
This option is recommended for Social Studies-Adolescence Education students who are interested in teaching economics in high school. The following is a description of the program requirements:
Social Studies Courses: Introductory
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| HIST 105 |
U.S. History to 1877 |
3 |
| HIST 106 |
U.S. History Since 1877 |
3 |
| HIST 115-116 |
Early and Modern Western Civilization |
6 |
| or HIST 101-102 |
Global Survey I and II |
6 |
| POLI 120 |
Introduction to American Politics |
3 |
| or POLI 150 |
U.S. and World Affairs |
3 |
| SOC 116 |
Introductory Sociology |
3 |
| or ANTH 115 |
Introductory Anthropology |
3 |
| ECON 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
Social Studies Courses: Advanced (300-400 level)
One political science course in American Politics (3)
One political science course in non-American or International Studies (3)
One course in minority studies: ANTH 321, ANTH 322, HIST 336, HIST 347, HIST 356, HIST 358 or SOC 316 (3)
and 9 credit hours in history (one course in U.S. history, and one course in non-western areas: Asia, Africa, Latin America or the Middle East) (9)
Plus either a General Social Studies or Economics Studies option
General Social Studies Option
9 credit hours in history, economics, political science, sociology or anthropology (all courses must be 300 level or above with one course in U.S., one course in non-U.S. and one course in non-western areas: Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East) (9)
Economic Studies Option
Recommended for students who have interest in teaching economics in high school in addition to other social studies subjects.
| ECON 305 |
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 310 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
| and 3 credit hours of economics from ECON 315, ECON 320, ECON 345, ECON 370, or ECON 380 |
Professional Education: |
| EDU 105/106 |
Introduction to Contemporary Education |
3 |
| EDU 224 |
Adolescent Development & CAW |
3 |
| EDU 250/251 |
Introduction to the Exceptional Learner |
3 |
| EDU 276 |
Foundations of Literacy and Technology |
3 |
| EDU 305/313 |
Cultural & Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| EDU 349 |
Educational Psychology & CAW |
3 |
| EDU 419 |
Secondary Methods |
3 |
| EDU 430 |
Student Teaching in the Secondary School |
15 |
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Total = 87 hours
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Students in all education programs are required to demonstrate competence in a foreign language. This requirement may be satisfied in any one of the following four ways: (1) completion of course work at the 116 level at Fredonia, or (2) transferring of two successful college semesters, or (3) scoring at the 50th percentile or higher on the CLEP exam, or (4) completion of three years of high school language with a passing Regents score (passing = 65). The College Core Curriculum foreign language requirement differs from the certification requirement and must be satisfied for degree conferral.