Economics Major: Sample 4-Year Plans


The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Economics (BA)

Semester 1

- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- “MATH 187: Calculus I with Precalculus Review I (4 cr),” OR before MATH 192: Essentials of Calculus (**) (4 cr)
- MATH 192: Essentials of Calculus (**) (4 cr), OR MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (**) (5 cr)

Semester 2

- ECON 200: Principles of Macroeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course, OR MATH 197: Calculus I with Precalculus Review II (**) (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (***) (3 cr), OR STAT 290: Statistics (***) (3 cr)

Semester 3

- ECON 300: Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (***) (3 cr), OR STAT 290: Statistics (***) (3 cr)
- Intermediate Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- STEM Lab Science Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)

Semester 4

- ECON 210: WE/New Majors Seminar (4 cr)
- ECON 303: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr)
- Intermediate Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute Course (****) (1-3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr), OR Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)

Semester 5

- ECON 305: American Economic History (3 cr), OR Economics Elective (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)

Semester 6

- Econ 313: History of Economic Thought (3 cr), OR Economics Elective (3 cr)
- ECON 373: Econometrics (3 cr), OR STAT 378: Linear Regression/Time Series (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)

Semester 7

- ECON 479: WE/Economics Capstone (4 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor to total 120 Hours (3-6 cr)

Semester 8

- Economics Elective (*****) (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor to total 120 Hours (3 cr)

NOTES:

  •  (*) = Students may also take ECON 205: Principles of Economics (5 cr), which satisfies both ECON 200 and ECON 201 requirements, and can be taken either semester. Additionally, any one of these courses fulfills the Social Perspective.
  • (**) = All of these courses, or a combination of courses, satisfy the Calculus element of the STEM Perspective. Students must take a placement test before being allowed to register, and students who place into lower-level math classes must use either MATH 156: College Algebra AND MATH 157: Plane Trigonometry (together) OR MATH 186: Pre-calculus to satisfy the Math element of the STEM Perspective. These students subsequently then need to take MATH 192 or MATH 198 to fulfill the major requirement.
  • (***) = MATH 263: Analytical Geometry and Calculus II is a prerequisite for STAT 290 and must be taken before STAT 290. Well-prepared students should consider taking STAT 290 instead of STAT 190.
  • (****) = Social Perspective credit hours, including the Missouri Statute course must sum to at least 9 credit hours.
  • (*****) = This course can be an economics course that satisfies the Intercultural Perspective requirement. If not, another Intercultural Perspectives course must be taken elsewhere.
  • A total of 120 hours are required for graduation; 40 of these must be 300 level or above courses.
  • Truman requires at least three writing-enhanced courses (ECON 210, JINS 3XX, and ECON 479 allow you to fulfill this requirement).
  • Please note that a 2.25 cumulative and a 2.25 major GPA is required to graduate. Additionally, grades of “C” or better are required in each major requirement class.
  • A student cannot take more than 17 credits in any semester without special permission and paying additional tuition.
  • WE = Writing Enhanced course
  • If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
  • Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
  • Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
  • Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
  • The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 7-30-24

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

Sample Plans for Related Majors

Sample Plan: Finance Sample Plan: Economics BS Sample Plan: Economics BS, Grad School Prep

All Sample Four-Year Plans



The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

Download PDF

Sample Four Year Plan: Economics (BS)

Semester 1

- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- MATH 187: Calculus I with Precalculus Review I (*****) (4 cr), OR MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (*****) (5 cr)

Semester 2

- ECON 200: Principles of Macroeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr), OR MATH 197: Calculus I with Precalculus Review II (*****) (4 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (**) (3 cr), OR STAT 290: Statistics (**) (3 cr)

Semester 3

- ECON 300: Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (if needed) (3 cr)
- BS Requirement (3 cr)
- STEM Lab Science Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)

Semester 4

- ECON 210: WE/New Majors Seminar (4 cr)
- ECON 303: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr)
- BS Requirement (3 cr)
- Free Elective (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute Course (***) (1-4 cr)

Semester 5

- ECON 304: Mathematical Economics (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)

Semester 6

- ECON 373: Econometrics (3 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)

Semester 7

- ECON 479: WE/Economics Capstone (4 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)

Semester 8

- Economics Elective (****) (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor to 120 Hours (3 cr)

 

NOTES:

  • If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
  • Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
  • Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
  • Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
  • (*) = Students may also take ECON 205: Principles of Economics (5 cr), which satisfies both ECON 200 and ECON 201 requirements, and can be taken either semester. Additionally, any one of these courses fulfills the Social Perspective.
  • (**) = MATH 263: Analytical Geometry and Calculus II is a prerequisite for STAT 290 and must be taken before STAT 290. Well-prepared students should consider taking STAT 290 instead of STAT 190.
  • (***) = Social Perspective credit hours, including the Missouri Statute course must sum to at least 9 credit hours.
  • (****) = This course can be an economics course that satisfies the Intercultural Perspective requirement. If not, another Intercultural Perspectives course must be taken elsewhere.
  • (*****) = All of these courses, or a combination of courses, satisfy the Calculus element of the STEM Perspective. Students must take a placement test before being allowed to register, and students who place into lower-level math classes must use either MATH 156: College Algebra & MATH 157: Plane Trigonometry (together) or MATH 186: Pre-calculus to satisfy the Math element of the STEM Perspective. These students subsequently then need to take MATH 187 and MATH 197 or MATH 198 to fulfill the major requirement.
  • A total of 120 hours are required for graduation; 40 of these must be 300 level or above courses. 
  • Truman requires at least three writing-enhanced courses (ECON 210, JINS 3XX, and ECON 479 allow you to fulfill this requirement).
  • WE = Writing Enhanced course
  • The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 7-31-24

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

Sample Plans for Related Majors

Sample Plan: Finance Sample Plan: Economics BA Sample Plan: Economics BS, Grad School Prep

All Sample Four-Year Plans



The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

Download PDF

Sample Four Year Plan: Economics (BS), PhD Prep Track

Semester 1

- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)

Semester 2

- ECON 200: Principles of Macroeconomics (*) (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- MATH 263: Analytical Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)

Semester 3

- ECON 300: Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Statistics (3 cr), OR STAT 290: Statistics (**) (3 cr)
- MATH 264: Analytical Geometry and Calculus III (4 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- STEM Lab Science Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)

Semester 4

- ECON 210: WE/New Majors Seminar (4 cr)
- ECON 303: Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr)
- MATH 200: WE/Foundations of Mathematics (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)

Semester 5

- ECON 304: Mathematical Economics (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- MATH 357: Linear Algebra (3 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)

Semester 6

- ECON 373: Econometrics (3 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)
- Missouri Statutes Course (***) (1-4 cr)
- MATH 335: Game Theory (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)

Semester 7

- ECON 479: WE/Economics Capstone (4 cr)
- STAT 570: Mathematical Probability and Statistics I (3 cr)
- MATH 365: Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)
- ECON 554: Independent Studies: Economics (****) (1-8 cr)
- Economics Elective (3 cr)

 

NOTE: Graduate school applications due December - January of fourth year.

Semester 8

- STAT 571: Mathematical Probability and Statistics II (3 cr)
- MATH 461: Advanced Calculus (3 cr)
- Economics Elective (*****) (3 cr)
- Free Elective or Minor to 120 Hours (3-6 cr)

NOTES:

  • (*) = Students may also take ECON 205: Principles of Economics (5 cr), which satisfies both ECON 200 and ECON 201 requirements, and can be taken either semester. Additionally, any one of these courses fulfills the Social Perspective.
  • (**) = MATH 263: Analytical Geometry and Calculus II is a prerequisite for STAT 290 and must be taken before STAT 290. Well-prepared students should consider taking STAT 290 instead of STAT 190.
  • (***) = Social Perspective credit hours, including the Missouri Statute course must sum to at least 9 credit hours.
  • (****) = An important part of a competitive graduate school application is a research paper. Taking ECON 479, as well as developing working relationship with faculty members is necessary for a good letter of recommendation. ECON 554 should be taken for at least 3 credits so as to meet the 12-credit upper- division elective requirement.
  • (*****) = This course can be an economics course that satisfies the Intercultural Perspective requirement. If not, another Intercultural Perspectives course must be taken elsewhere.
  • A total of 120 hours are required for graduation; 40 of these must be 300 level or above courses. 
  • Truman requires at least 3 writing enhanced courses (ECON 210, JINS 3XX, and ECON 479 allow you to fulfill this requirement).
  • Please note that a 2.25 cumulative and a 2.25 major GPA is required to graduate. Additionally, grades of “C” or better are required in each major requirement class.
  • A student cannot take more than 17 credits in any semester without special permission and paying additional tuition.
  • WE = Writing Enhanced course
  • If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
  • Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
  • Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
  • Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
  • The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev 7-31-24

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

Sample Plans for Related Majors

Sample Plan: Finance Sample Plan: Economics BA Sample Plan: Economics BS

All Sample Four-Year Plans


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