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Quantitative Economics (120 Credits)
Students are admitted to the Quantitative Economics 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 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] (with lab)1 | 4 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 171 [QUAN] | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI]1 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 172 | 4 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| COM 102 [COMM], 210 [COMM], or H D 205 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| Economics Emphasis Course2 | 2 or 3 |
| ECONS 301 | 4 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Economics Emphasis Course2 | 3 |
| ECONS 302 | 3 |
| MATH 220 | 2 |
| STAT 212 or MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Economics Emphasis Course2 | 3 |
| ECONS 300-400-level Elective3 | 3 |
| ECONS 311 [M] | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 300-400-level Elective3 | 3 |
| ECONS 420 | 3 |
| ECONS 424 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 400-500-level Elective3 | 3 |
| ECONS 483, 495, 497, 499, or HONORS 450 | 3 |
| MATH 364, 401, or ECONS 526 | 3 |
| MATH 420 or ECONS 527 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 400-500-level Elective3 | 3 |
| ECONS 490 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301, 402 [M], or 403 [M] | 3 |
| STAT 360, 443, or ECONS 525 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Sciences [BSCI] and one Physical Sciences [PSCI] course, including one lab course. |
| 2 | Economics Emphasis Courses (3 courses required from one area): (1) Math: MATH 273, 301, and 315; (2) Management Operations: ECONS 426, 452; MGTOP 340; (3) Computer Science: CPT S 121, 122, and 215. |
| 3 | ECONS courses not used to fulfill major requirement. |
- Economic Sciences
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- Agricultural Economics
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