The associate degree curriculum in economics is a program of basic courses which enable students to move into a curriculum in a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree.Economics prepares the student for a number of career opportunities such as accounting and marketing in the areas of business, government and teaching.
Learning Outcome(s):
Students will communicate using basic economic terminology, interpret relevant economic data, and follow and construct fundamental economic arguments.
Students will define and explain the fundamental economic problem of scarcity and its consequences relating to opportunity cost and marginal decision-making of individuals, firms, and society.
Students will use the basic tools of economic modeling and graphing to evaluate the market system, to increase the efficiency of resource allocation, and to predict changes within the market and economy.
Required Courses:
ACCT 101
OR
ACCT 101H | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| Honors Financial Accounting |
ACCT 102
OR
ACCT 102H | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| Honors Managerial Accounting |
| ECON 120 | Principles/Macro | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Principles/Micro | 3 |
SOCS 219
OR
SOCS 219H | Statistics and Probability | 4 |
| Honors Statistics and Probability |
BUS 150
OR
MATH 145 | Intro to Information Systems and Applications | 4 |
| Finite Mathematics |
*Mathematics course chosen should be determined by the requirements of the intended upper-division school of the student's choice
**SOCS 219/219H is alternatively listed as MATH 219/219H
Recommended Electives: BUS 101, 102, 120
