Bachelor of Science in Business Economics

Sample Degree Path for B.S. in Business Economics

The Business Economics major combines courses in economics with those in accounting, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and quantitative business analysis. This unique array of courses leads to a  Bachelor of Science degree and provides the student with both the general and specific skill desired by employers.

The major requires a minimum of 73 hours in professional and elective courses. This major does not require an additional minor or a major. 

To be admitted into the Business Economics major, students must earn 60 hours with a minimum overall 2.5 GPA and a 2.5 GPA in the following courses:

COLONNADE FOUNDATION COURSES
COMM 145	Fundamentals of Communication & Public Speaking
MATH 123	Mathematical Applications for Business*
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMISSION COURSES (18 hours)
ACCT 200	Financial Accounting
ACCT 201	Managerial Accounting
CIS 141	Basic Computer Literacy
ECON 202	Microeconomics Principles (may count as Colonnade Exploration Course)
ECON 203	Macroeconomics Principles (may count as Colonnade Exploration Course)
ECON 206	Statistics

^*Students must complete MATH 123 or any calculus class to be admitted into the College of Business. The requirement is waived if a student scored at least 26 on Math section of ACT or 610 on Math SAT. 

Students must also complete the College's Business Core: 

GFCB BUSINESS CORE (24 hours)
CIS 243	Principles of Management Information Systems
FIN 330	Principles of Financial Management
MGT 200	Legal Environment of Business
MGT 210	Organization and Management
MGT 314	Operations Management
MGT 498  or ENT 496	Strategy & Policy    or Small Business Analysis & Strategy
MKT 220	Basic Marketing Concepts
ECON 306 or ECON 307	Statistical Analysis or  FInancial Data Modeling

and the following courses in the major: 

BUSINESS ECONOMICS MAJOR COURSES (31 hours)
ECON 302	Microeconomic Theory
ECON 303	Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 414	Managerial Economics
ECON 465 or ECON 480	Regression and Econometrics  or  Forecasting
Five ECON  electives	300- and 400-level ECON courses not already required for the major.   Some courses may count as Colonnade Connections courses
Professional  Elective	300- or 400-level College of Business course not already required by   the major
ECON 499	Senior Assessment Seminar (1 hour)

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