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Economics, Policy and Law (120 Credits)
Students are admitted to the Economics, Policy and Law option upon making their intention known to the department. Admitted students must meet the following two benchmarks to remain in good standing:
- Minimum WSU cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in ECONS 301, 302, and 311.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 2011 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]3 | 3 |
| PHIL 103 [HUM] | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| COM 102 [COMM], 210 [COMM], or H D 205 | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 301 | 4 |
| Policy or Law Emphasis Course4 | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level ECONS Electives5 | 6 |
| ECONS 302 | 3 |
| STAT 212 or MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| Electives | 1 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 311 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 320 | 3 |
| ECONS 322 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 323, 324, or 330 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Policy or Law Emphasis Courses4 | 6 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 431 | 3 |
| ECONS 483, 495, 497, 499, or HONORS 450 | 3 |
| ECONS Option Course6 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301, 402 [M], or 403 [M] | 3 |
| Policy or Law Emphasis Course4 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 400-level Elective | 3 |
| ECONS 420 | 3 |
| ECONS 490 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| ECONS Option Course6 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | MATH 201 will be waived with an ALEKS score of 80% or higher, or the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. Alternative to MATH 201 is MATH 106, 172, or 220. |
| 2 | Must complete 4 of these 5 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, DIVR, EQJS, PSCI. One lab science (BSCI or PSCI) must be completed. |
| 3 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171. |
| 4 | Policy or Law Emphasis course selection: (1) Policy: ECONS 430, POL S 316, 416, and PHIL 472 [M]; (2) Law: POL S 300; one of PHIL 360, 365, or 370; and two of PHIL 201, POL S 101, 206, 402, 404 [M], or CRM J 320 |
| 5 | ECONS courses not used to fulfill major requirement. |
| 6 | ECONS Option Courses: ECONS 424, 425, 427, or 451 |
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- Economics, Policy and Law
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