Read the sections describing general education and CLAS requirements. Refer especially to the Majors and Minors in the College section.
THE MAJOR: Economics majors acquire the ana-lytical and communication skills that are useful to careers in finance, insurance, government, management, market-ing and medicine. The training is also ideal for students who want advanced training in business through an M.B.A. degree. Economics has become increasingly important in legal analysis; hence, economics is a popular major for pre-law students.
An economics major is offered in the College of Lib-eral Arts and Sciences and the Warrington College of Business Administration. Economics majors should see an economics adviser during the freshman year.
All CLAS students majoring in economics must complete a course in calculus, STA 2023, ECO 2013, ECO 2023, ECO 3101, ECO 3203 and four economics electives or three economics electives and a business minor. Internships, individual work, and honors thesis do not count toward these electives. Students must achieve grades of C or higher in each required pre-professional and economics course.
Course prerequisites are strictly enforced. A cur-rent/revised listing of course pre-requisites is available each term in 100 Stuzin Hall.
Students planning to pursue graduate study in eco-nomics should consider a minor in mathematics or statis-tics or take the following mathematics and statistics courses in preparation for graduate school: MAC 2311-2-3, MAP 3302, either MAS 3114 or 4105 and STA 4321 and 4322. (Students taking advanced statistics might not be required to take STA 3023.)
HONORS: CLAS students who have a 3.3 GPA in all economics work, a 3.5 overall junior/ senior level GPA and complete a 4-hour honors program are candi-dates for high or highest honors. The honors program involves a research project and paper, and enrollment in ECO 4914 or ECO 4905. To graduate with high honors, students must fulfill the requirements for honors and must have the paper approved by the department’s under-graduate committee. For highest honors, students must satisfy the requirements for high honors, earn a 3.5 GPA in all economics work and earn a 3.7 overall GPA in the major.
THE MINOR: A minor consists of 18 hours (5 courses) to include ECO 2013, 2023 and at least twelve hours (3 courses) with the prefix ECO, ECP or ECS at the 3000-level or higher. FIN 3408 may be substituted for one of these courses. All work must be taken at UF and completed with grades of C or higher. No independent studies courses, courses taken S/U or internship credits count toward the minor.
NOTE: Read the Academic
Advising section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication
and computation requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check
the schedule of courses. Six gen-eral education credits must be international/diversity
(I).
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |
| Semester 1 - Fall | Credits |
| Composition (GE) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4-5 |
| ECO 2013 Prin. of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
|
|
13-14 |
| Semester 2 - Spring | Credits |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3-5 |
| ECO 2023 Prin. of Microeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
| MAC 2233 Calculus I (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical & Biological Science Lab (GE) | 1 |
|
|
13-15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• One pre-professional course (from ECO 2013, ECO 2023, MAC 2233
or STA 2023)
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Semester 3 - Fall | Credits |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science (GE) | 3 |
| STA 2023 Intro to Statistics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical & Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| Elective (or foreign language if 4-3-3 option) | 3 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Two pre-professional courses (from ECO 2013; ECO 2023; MAC 2233
or STA 2023) by the end of semester 3
| Semester 4 - Spring | Credits |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Physical & Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science (GE) | 3 |
| Composition | 3 |
| Electives | 3-6 |
|
|
15-16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• 2.0 cumulative UF GPA
• Complete four pre-professional courses (2.5 GPA or better in these
tracking courses) by end of semester 4
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 5 - Fall | Credits |
| ECO 3101 Intermed. Microeconomics (GE-S) | 4 |
| Physical & Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| Composition | 3 |
| Electives | 3-6 |
|
|
13-16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• 2.0 cumulative UFGPA
• Complete semester 1-4 tracking criteria
• GPA of 2.5 or better in courses listed as critical track-ing criteria
in semesters 1-4
| Semester 6 - Spring | Credits |
| One economics course (3000 level or above) | 4 |
| ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 6-9 |
|
|
14-17 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 7 - Fall | Credits |
| Two economics courses (3000 level or above) | 8 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 6 |
|
|
14 |
| Semester 8 - Spring | Credits |
| One economics course (3000 level or above) | 4 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 9-12 |
|
|
13-16 |