Program: Economics, B.S. - Georgia State University (2025)

Electives (6 Credit Hours)

• Two 1000/2000 level courses. 6 Credit Hours

Required Courses (15 Credit Hours)

• ECON 3900 - Macroeconomics-CTW 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 3910 - Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 4930 - Mathematical Economics 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 4950 - Econometrics and Applications 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 4999 - Senior Capstone in Economics 3 Credit Hours

• (The prerequisites for Econ 4999 are ECON 3900, ECON 3910, and two 4000-level economics courses with a grade of C or better. Students are to plan accordingly with regard to the course prerequisites and graduation).

Choose one of the following (3 Credit Hours)

• ECON 4970 - Introduction to Data Science for Economics 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 4980 - Undergraduate Research in Economics 3 Credit Hours

• (The prerequisites for ECON 4980includeECON 4950with a C or better, or permission from instructor. Students must submit an online application before registration so mentors and students can be matched. Recommended GPA Requirements: 3.0 for undergraduate students, 3.5 for MA students.)

Choose two 4000-level ECON courses (6 Credit Hours)

• Choose two 4000-level ECON courses. 6 Credit Hours

Dual Degree Note:

**Students accepted into the dual program B.A. Economics and M.A.T. Social Studies Education are eligible to complete the 7000-level versions of the economics undergraduate classes and have them count toward both the B.A. and M.A.T. degrees. Students in this program should take twelve semester hours (12) of 7000-level economics courses to count in place of some of the fifteen semester hours (15) of 4000-level economics courses required in the program’s Major Requirements. It is recommended that students include ECON 7100 Economics for Teachers in their 7000-level economics courses.

***Students accepted into the dual program B.A. Economics and M.A. Economics are eligible to complete graduate-level versions of the economics undergraduate classes and have them count toward both the B.A. and M.A. degrees. Students in this program should take twelve semester hours(12) of graduate-level economics courses to count in place of some of the fifteen semester hours (15) of 4000-level economics courses required in the program’s Major Requirements.

Dual Degree Note

** Students accepted into the dual program B.S. Economics and M.A.T Social Studies Education should enroll in EXC 4020 Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (3) and six hours of graduate-level courses in the College of Education and Human Development. These courses from the College of Education and Human Development can count in Elective requirement section of the B.S. Economics degree program.

***Students accepted into the dual program B.S. Economics and M.A. Economics should enroll in nine hours of graduate level economics courses. The additional nine hours of graduate level economics courses should be selected in consultation with the Department of Economics M.A. program director and can count in the Major or Elective requirement section of the B.S. Economics Degree program. Elective courses to complement the major are selected in consultation with the faculty mentor or undergraduate advisor in the University Advisement Center or Office of Academic Assistance.