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Economics
First Year Advising 2008-2009
The Economics Department offers three majors leading to degrees in three different Colleges. Each degree has distinct General Education requirements as well as differing major requirements. Students should consult with an adviser early in their careers to determine which major is best.
Economics-Business (360-002) - Comprehensive major
Economics-Liberal Arts (360-200) - Standard major
Economics-Teaching (360-203) - Standard major
Note: Students can also take an economics emphasis within the Broadfield Social Studies Teaching major.
COURSE SELECTION
UW-Eau Claire respects individual differences. This guide complements
rather than substitutes for individual advising.
ESSENTIAL COURSES
Econ
103 (Principles of Microeconomics) and 104
(Principles of Macroeconomics) should both be taken in the first
year. Students can start with either course. Most upper-division Economics
courses have 103
and/or 104
as prerequisites.
It is important for students majoring in Economics to lay a foundation in mathematics early in their studies.
- All Economics majors should take Math 246 (Elementary Statistics) as soon as possible.
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Students in Economics-Business and Economics-Liberal Arts should also complete a calculus course – either Math 111 (A Short Course in Calculus) or Math 114 (Calculus I) – as soon as possible.
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Students with strong math skills or who might later be interested in graduate study in economics (possibly leading to a career in economic analysis, financial analysis, government policy analysis, college teaching, or other analytical fields) are strongly advised to take Math 114 rather than Math 111.
Students in Economics-Business will usually take Accounting 201 and 202 and IS 240 in their sophomore year.
PROGRAM READINESS
Some ability to work with basic algebra is important to starting the
economics major.
COURSES TO BE AVOIDED
Econ
201 (Introduction to Political Economy) does not replace Econ 103 or 104 in the Economics major or minor.
Students pursuing majors in either the Business or Education majors
within Economics should choose their General Education courses in
accordance to the specific requirements of these degrees.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General Education Requirements differ depending on the degree being
pursued. The student should check the catalogue for complete G.E.
requirements. What follows are just the specific course requirements
for each major.
Economics-Business (360-002)
Category IA:
CJ
202 (Fundamentals of Speech)
Category IB:
Math
246; Math
111 or 114
Category II: Two of your science courses must be
chosen from: Biol
100 (General Biology), 151
(Biology of Humans), 195
(Plants and Society); Chem 100 (Chemistry: Issues and Answers), Chem
103 (General Chemistry), 104
(General Chemistry), 115
(Chemical Principles); Geog
104 (The Physical Environment);
Geol 110 (Physical Geology), 115
(Environmental Geology); Phys
211 (General Physics), 212
(General Physics), 226
(Astronomy-Solar System), 229
(Astronomy-Stars and Galaxies),
231 (University Physics I), 232
(University Physics II) (Note: The 9-credit minimum can be met
by a 5-credit lab and a 4-credit lab or two 5-credit labs.)
Category III: Psyc
100 (Intro. to Psychology) or Soc
101 (Introduction to Sociology) or
Pols 122 (Introduction to World Politics) must be included. Econ
103 and 104
will count here.
Economics-Liberal Arts (360-200)
(Note that this degree may be either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of Science with different General Education rules.)
Category IB: Math
111 or
114 or equivalent; Math
246
Category III: Econ
103 and
104 can be used here
Economics-Teaching (360-204)
Category IA: CJ
202
Category IB: Math
246
Category II: One biological science and one physical
science course
Category III: Econ
103, 104;
Pols
110; Psyc
261
Category IV: Must include one course in the Fine
Arts (IVA) and one literature course (GE IVD)
(Note: Education majors must also complete a course in western
culture or history and one in non-western culture or history.)
TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Economics-Business (360-002)
SEMESTER I
Econ
103/104
Engl
110
Math course (depending on placement)
Psyc
100 or Soc
101
SEMESTER II
Econ
104/103
CJ
202
Math course or foreign language or General Education course
General Education III
General Education IV
Economics-Liberal Arts (360-200)
SEMESTER I
Econ
103/104
Engl
110
Math course (depending on placement) or foreign language or General
Education course
General Education course
SEMESTER II
Econ
104/103
Math course (possibly Math
246)
Foreign language or General Education course
General Education II
General Education III
Economics-Teaching (360-203)
SEMESTER I
Econ
103/104
Engl
110
GE IV (Foreign Culture)
Pols
110 and
203
SEMESTER II
Econ
104/103
Math
246
General Education II
General Education IVD (Literature)
ADMISSION TO PROGRAM
Students pursuing the Economics-Liberal Arts major
do not need to apply for admission to the program.
Students pursuing the Economics-Business major must
submit a separate application for admission to the College of Business.
To be eligible for admission, the student must meet all of the following
criteria:
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Complete the following five courses with a grade of C- (C minus) or better in each course and a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or better for all five: Acct 201, Acct 202, Econ 103, Econ 104, IS 240. A student with a passing grade of less than C- (C minus) in one of these five courses, but with a GPA of 2.4 or better for all five, will be eligible for admission.
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Present a 2.3 or better GPA in all undergraduate work completed prior to admission.
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Complete 54 credits.
Students pursuing the Economics-Teaching major must follow the admission criteria outlined on the Early Adolescence to Adolescence First Year Advising sheet or in the University Catalogue.
MESSAGES FOR NEW MAJORS AND MINORS
Contact the Economics department office for information on the Student
Economic Association.
MINORS
ECON-Liberal Arts minor complements Social Science, Geography and
Mathematics majors among others.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Finance and Economics work well together as double majors.
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Students should officially declare major or minor as soon as possible so they are placed on teh economics major/minor e-mail distribution list.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.uwec.edu/econ/
Dr. Wayne Carroll
Schneider Social Science 400G
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
(715) 836-5743
carrollwd@uwec.edu
To learn how to declare this major, visit http://www.uwec.edu/registrar/chgofmajor/procedures/index.htm
Academic requirements change every year. For the most current information, refer to your catalogue and degree audit.