Economics Department

Ellensburg
Shaw-Smyser Hall, room 413

509-963-2664
Fax: 509-963-1992
www.cwu.edu/~cb/econ/
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Faculty Chairs
Robert J. Carbaugh, PhD, summer and fall quarters, Shaw-Smyser 428
Koushik Ghosh, PhD, winter and spring quarters, Shaw-Smyser, 427

Professors
Robert J. Carbaugh, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Research
Distinguished Professor of Teaching
Koushik Ghosh, PhD
David W. Hedrick, PhD
Peter J. Saunders, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Research
Roy Savoian, PhD

Associate Professors
Timothy P. Dittmer, PhD
Charles S. Wassell Jr., PhD

Assistant Professors
Tyler Prante, PhD
Thomas Tenerelli, PhD

Emeritus Faculty
Donald Cocheba, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Research
Wolfgang Franz, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Public Service
Gerald Gunn, PhD
Richard Mack, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Research

Staff
Shirley Hood, Secretary Senior

Department Information
Positions of responsibility in today’s world are usually held by individuals who have the capacity to analyze complex problems and make intelligent decisions. Learning economics will help students think logically and improve their ability to use economic concepts to analyze “real world” problems and opportunities. In addition to preparation for business and government agency employment, an economics major is excellent preparation for law schools, master’s of business administration programs, and graduate programs in economics, agricultural economics, and natural resource management. The economics department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with specializations in managerial economics, general economics, and economic and business forecasting. Economics minors are offered to complement accounting, business administration, and other majors.

The BS Economics major is comprised of the following components:
1) pre-admission courses providing necessary theoretical and quantitative skills to pursue studies in economics, 2) core courses in both micro and macro economic theory, and 3) a choice of supporting courses for each of the three economics major specializations.

Transfer Credits
Equivalent lower-division (100-200 level) courses may be transferred toward meeting the pre-admission requirements for any BS degree in the College of Business.
Upper-division (300-400 level) courses may be transferred toward meeting the major requirements only with the approval of the department chair and the college dean or designee.
Transfer students must earn a minimum of 45 quarter credits at CWU to be eligible for the BS economics degree. Transfer students earning fewer than 45 quarter credits in their major at CWU must receive approval from the college dean prior to graduation.

Service to Other Majors
Students majoring outside the College of Business who are required to take courses in this college for either their major or minor will be eligible to enroll on a space-available basis. These students will be given priority over other non-college majors wishing to enroll in courses.

Additional Graduation Requirements for all Department Specializations
A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in the above courses must be achieved with a minimum grade of C- in each course. The credit/no credit option will not be accepted for any of these courses. The student must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all collegiate study. These criteria also apply to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions.

Programs

• Economic and Business Forecasting Specialization
• Economics Minor I
• Economics Minor II
• General Economics Specialization
• Managerial Economics Specialization