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Business Economics (120 Credits)
Students are admitted to the Business 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 or 305, 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 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 4 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| COM 102 [COMM], COM 210 [COMM], or H D 205 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 301 or 305 | 3 or 4 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level ECONS Elective4 | 3 |
| ECONS 302 | 3 |
| STAT 212 or MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level ECONS Elective4 | 3 |
| ACCTG 220 or 230 | 3 |
| ECONS 311 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 323 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 400-level ECONS Elective4 | 3 |
| ECONS 320 | 3 |
| ECONS 335 or FIN 325 | 3 |
| ECONS 352 | 3 |
| Concentrated Area Course 5 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 452 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 483, 495, 497, 499, or HONORS 4506 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301, 402, or 403 | 3 |
| Concentrated Area Course 5 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 400-level ECONS Elective4 | 3 |
| ECONS 425 | 3 |
| ECONS 490 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| Concentrated Area Course 5 | 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 5 of these 6 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, DIVR, EQJS, HUM, PSCI. One lab science (BSCI or PSCI) must be completed. |
| 3 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171. |
| 4 | ECONS courses not used to fulfill major requirement. |
| 5 | Concentrated Area Courses - Completion of three courses from one of the following concentration areas: (1) Agribusiness: ECONS 351, 426, 451; (2) Marketing and Analytics: MKTG 360, two 300-400-level MKTG courses (6 credits); (3) Management: MGMT 301, two 300-400-level MGMT courses (6 credits); (4) Supply Chain Management: ECONS 426, MGTOP 340, one 300-400-level MGTOP or MGMT course. |
| 6 | Minimum 3 credits required. |
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- Agribusiness Economics
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- Environmental and Resource Economics and Management
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