Sample Plan: Economics BS, Grad School Prep

This program provides students with a competitive application for an MA or PhD in economics. The student who follows this program will also earn a minor in mathematics.

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 (BS), PhD Prep Track

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• (*) = 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.

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