Economic and Business Forecasting Specialization

Economics Pre-admission Requirements

Students must apply and be admitted to the major prior to beginning 300-400 level courses in the CB. At the time of application all pre-admission requirements should be substantially completed. Application forms are available in the department offices. The completed form must be accompanied by transcripts that reflect all prior college work.

Admission wil be based on grades earned in the following pre-admission courses. ENG 101 and ENG 102 must also be completed before admission.

• BUS 221 - Introductory Business Statistics Credits: (5)

• (Prerequisite, MATH 130.)

• ECON 201 - Principles of Economics Micro Credits: (5)
• ECON 202 - Principles of Economics Macro Credits: (5)
• MATH 170 - Intuitive Calculus Credits: (5)

• OR

• MATH 172 - Calculus I Credits: (5)

Additional Admission Information

A cumulative grade point average of 2.25 in the above courses must be achieved with a minimum grade of C- (1.70) in each course.The credit/no credit option will not be accepted for any of these courses. The applicant must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 in all collegiate study. These criteria also apply to euivalent courses transferred from other institutions.

Students who have met all of the above requirements will be admitted unless the number of eligible applicants exceeds available spaces. In that case, acceptance will be competitive, based on a selection index. Students who have not met all of the above requirements may be admitted provisionally by permission of the College Dean or designee.

Required Courses

• ACCT 251 - Accounting I Credits: (5)
• ECON 324 - Introduction to Econometrics Credits: (5)
• ECON 325 - Introduction to Forecasting Credits: (5)
• ECON 352 - Managerial Economics Credits: (5)
• ECON 401 - Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis Credits: (5)
• ECON 402 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis Credits: (5)
• ECON 406 - Economics Assessment Credits: (3)
• ECON 426 - Economic Research Credits: (5)
• FIN 370 - Introductory Financial Management Credits: (5)
• MGT 382 - Principles of Management Credits: (5)
• MIS 386 - Management Information Systems Credits: (5)
• MKT 362 - Essential Marketing Concepts Credits: (5)
• OSC 323 - Operations Management Credits: (5)
• OSC 435 - Advanced Operations Management Credits: (5)

Additional Graduation Requirements

A cumulative grade point average of 2.25 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 2.25 in all collegiate study. These criteria also apply to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions.

Total Credits: 92-93