Major*

Admission to the program requires a 2.25 GPA in Economics course work with at least six semester hours of Economics earned.  Graduation from this program requires at least a “C” in each of Economics 3971 (or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval), 3972 (or Mathematics 3702), 4689, 4801, and 4802, whether the course or its equivalent is taken at Eastern or at another school. ECN 2800G may not be counted as part of the 36 semester-hour requirement for an economics major.

• BUS 2810 - Business Statistics I. Credits: 3
• ECN 2801G - Principles of Macroeconomics. Credits: 3
• ECN 2802G - Principles of Microeconomics. Credits: 3
• ECN 3971 - Statistics Applied to Economics I. Credits: 3
• ECN 3972 - Statistics Applied to Economics II. Credits: 3
• ECN 4689 - Theory and Research. Credits: 3
• ECN 4801 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. Credits: 3
• ECN 4802 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. Credits: 3
• MAT 3701 - Probability and Statistics I. Credits: 3
• MAT 3702 - Probability and Statistics II. Credits: 3

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all economics courses taken at EIU.)

¹ Or Mathematics 1441G. Mathematics 1270 and/or 1271 also may be required depending on ACT mathematics score.

²  Or Mathematics 2550.

³  Or Mathematics 3701 or Business 2810 or other equivalent courses subject to Economics Department approval. Substitution of Business, Mathematics, or other equivalent courses for Economics 3971 does not reduce the 36 semester hours required in Economics courses.

⁴  Or Mathematics 3702. Substitution of this Mathematics course for Economics 3972 does not reduce the 36 semester hours required in Economics courses.