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Jun 30, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics, B.A.
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Return to: 2110 Department of Economics
Complete descriptions of requirements for the Core IMPACTS of the Undergraduate Curriculum can be found in the “1400 University Degree Requirements and Graduation ” chapter of this catalog. The number of semester credit hours 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 GPA of 2.0 to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements in Major and Elective requirements sections. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher (see 1460 GPA Requirement for additional information).
Core IMPACTS (42 Credit Hours)
See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.
- Institutional Priority (4 Credit Hours)
- Mathematics & Quantitative Skills (3-4 Credit Hours)
- Political Sciences and U.S. History (6 Credit Hours)
- Arts, Humanities & Ethics (6 Credit Hours)
- Communicating in Writing (6 Credit Hours)
- Technology, Mathematics, & Sciences (11 Credit Hours)
- Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
Field of Study - BA Economics (18 Credit Hours)
Modern Language Sequence Requirement (6 Credit Hours)
- 1001/1002 or 2001/2002. Choose from American Sign Language, 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 Modern Language Sequence requirement. If part of your sequence was used in Arts, Humanities & Ethics section of the Core IMPACTs, you must choose an additional 1000/2000 level elective.
Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- One 1000/2000 level course. 3 Credit Hours
Major Requirements (24 Credit Hours)
Georgia State University undergraduate students must achieve an overall institutional grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 and a Major GPA of 2.0 to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements in the Major Requirements sections. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher (see 1460 GPA Requirement for additional information).
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.
Minor and Electives (36 Credit Hours)
Students must complete 36 credit hours of 1000-4000 level electives. Students majoring in economics are not required to take a minor, although they may choose to do so. If a student pursues a minor, the required elective 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 the overall 36 credit hour program Minor and Elective requirement.
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 the Elective requirement section 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 the Major or the Elective requirement sections of the B.A. Economics Degree program.
Total Semester Hours for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
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