Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Sample Degree Path for B.A. in Economics

The major in Economics requires 35 hours  and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.  Students in this major are required to pursue a second major or a minor.

This program leaves plenty of room in students' schedule to earn up to two minors or another major in four years in addition to their Economics bachelor's degree. The sample degree path shows how students can fit the courses for another major or a minor(s) and still graduate on time.
Students are encouraged to consider business minors or certificates as well as other disciplines such as applied statistics. 

Students pursing this major may also be eligible to apply for the JUMP program - an accelerated graduate program that allows students to count upper-level electives toward a Masters degree in Applied Economics.  

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, students must complete the following courses:

REQUIRED COURSEWORK FOR B.A. IN ECONOMICS (35 hours)
ECON 202	Microeconomics Principles (may count as Colonnade Explorations Course)
ECON 203	Macroeconomics Principles (may count as Colonnade Explorations Course)
ECON 206	Statistics
ECON 302	Microeconomic Theory
ECON 303	Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 306  or  ECON 307	Statistical Analysis   or   Financial Data Modeling
ECON 399	Career Readiness in Economics
ECON 465	Regression and Econometric Analysis
Four ECON  electives	300- and 400-level ECON courses not already required for the major.     Some courses may count as Colonnade Connections courses
ECON 499	Senior Assessment (1 hour)

^*All WKU students, regardless of their major, must complete a Quantitative Reasoning course such as Math 116 or MATH 123 as a part of their Colonnade requirements. The requirement is waived if a student scored at least 26 on Math section of ACT or 610 on Math SAT. 

 

To find out which ECON courses may be applied to toward Colonnade requirements, see the list of approved Colonnade courses