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Apr 29, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics, B.A.
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Return to: 2110 Department of Economics
Complete descriptions of requirements for Areas A through E of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum can be found in the “1400 University Degree Requirements and Graduation ” chapter of this catalog. The number of semester hours credit required for each section is shown in parentheses. Students may not receive both a B.A. and a B.S. degree from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies with a major in economics.
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Degree Requirements
For degree credit, a minimum grade of C must be attained in ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102. Georgia State University undergraduate students must achieve an overall institutional grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 and a major Area GPA of 2.0 to receive a bachelor’s degree from the university. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements in Areas G and H. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher (see 1460 GPA Requirement for additional information).
Areas A-E of the Core Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)
See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.
- Area A: Essential Skills (9 Credit Hours)
- Area B: Institutional Foundations (4 Credit Hours)
- Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts (6 Credit Hours)
- Area D: Natural and Computational Sciences (11 Credit Hours)
- Area E: Social Science (12 Credit Hours)
Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major (18 Credit Hours)
Modern Language Sequence Requirement (6 Credit Hours)
- 1001/1002 or 2001/2002. Choose from Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Spanish, or Turkish. A combined course, FREN 1101 or SPAN 1101, will satisfy the Area F requirement. If part of your sequence was used in Area C, you must choose an additional 1000/2000 level elective from Areas A-E.
Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- One 1000/2000 level course chosen from Areas A-E. 3 Credit Hours
Area G: Major Common Core Curriculum (24 Credit Hours)
A minimum Area GPA of 2.0 is required for completion of Area G. Grades of C- may be used in Area G to satisfy graduation requirements if the Area GPA is 2.0 or higher. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher.
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 area G. 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 area G.
Area H: Minor and Electives (36 Credit Hours)
Students must select 36 credit hours of 1000-4000 level electives to complete Area H. Students majoring in economics are not required to take a minor, although they may choose to do so. If a student pursues a minor, Area H required hours will be reduced by the number of credit hours of the selected minor. Students will complete any remaining elective hours in addition to the minor to satisfy Area H.
Dual Degree Note:
** Students accepted into the dual program B.A. 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 Area H of the B.A. Economics degree program.
***Students accepted into the dual program B.A. 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 Area G or H of the B.A. Economics Degree program.
Total Semester Hours for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
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