2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Economics (ECON) Major and Business Specialization


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Evert Van der Sluis, Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
e-mail: evert.vandersluis@sdstate.edu
http://econ.sdstate.edu

Requirements for Economics Major - Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences:


Freshman Year:


Fall


  • SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3*
  • Biological Science Electives Credits: 3
  • General Electives Credits: 2

Fall or Spring


Spring


  • SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3 *
  • Biological Science Electives Credits: 3
  • General Electives Credits: 2

Sophomore Year:


Fall


  • SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 2*
  • General Electives Credits: 1-2

Spring


  • IGR Goal 3 : Social Responsibility/Cultural Awareness and Aesthetic Awareness
  • Physical Sciences Elective Credits: 3-4*
  • General Electives Credits: 3-4

Junior Year:


Fall


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 7
    See note one below

Fall or Spring


Spring


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 4

Senior Year:


Fall


  • Electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, ECON, or ENTR (except ECON 101) Credits: 3
  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 3

Fall or Spring


Spring


  • Electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, ECON, or ENTR (except ECON 101) Credits: 6
  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 5-6

Business Economics Specialization Courses:


Junior Year


Senior Year:


Three of the specialization courses can be substituted for:

  • One of the electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3

Accelerated Master’s Degree:


Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Business, Economics, or Economics with a Business Economics specialization may complete their Baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Economics combined in five years. Students may apply for admission into the accelerated Master’s Program as early as te end of their sophomore year, but must have a GPA of at least 3.5 in Department of Economics courses to be considered for acceptance in the accelerated program. Those admitted as graduate students may take dual listed 400-500 level courses at the graduate (500) level during their fourth (senior) year (see below). Application and admission to the Graduate School is required.  See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the Department’s Graduate Coordinators Dr. Santos or Dr. Zimmerman for complete details for the fifth year.

Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:


Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year Above)

Fall


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 1

Fall or Spring


Spring


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 4-8 (See note one below)

Requirements for Economics Major - Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Sciences:


Freshman Year:


Fall


  • SGR Goal 6: Natural Sciences Credits: 3*
  • General Electives and Arts and Sciences requirements Credits: 5

Fall or Spring


  • IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3**

Spring


  • SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3*
  • SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3*
  • General Electives and Arts and Sciences requirements Credits: 4
     

Sophomore Year:


Fall or Spring


  • Modern Language Credits: 4
    (See note one below)
  • SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts and Arts and Sciences requirements Credits: 3*
     

Junior Year:


Fall


  • Elective in ACCT, BADM, AGEC, ECON Credits: 3

Fall or Spring


  • Modern Language Credits: 3-4
    See note one below
  • Business Economics Specialization Course or General Elective Credits: 3
    See note one below

Senior Year:


Fall


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 4-5
    See note one below

Fall or Spring


  • Electives in ACCT, BADM, AGEC, ECON Credits: 3

Spring


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses or General Electives Credits: 4
    See note one below

Business Economics Specialization Courses:


Junior Year:


Senior Year:


Three of the specialization courses can be substituted for:

  • One of the electives in ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3

Accelerated Master’s Degree:


Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Business, Economics, or Economics with a Business specialization may complete their Baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Economics combined in five years. Students may apply for admission to the combined program during the Fall Semester of their junior year. Those admitted as graduate students may take dual listed 400-500 level courses at the graduate (500) level during their fourth (senior) year (see below). See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the Department’s Graduate Coordinators Dr. Santos or Dr. Zimmerman for complete details for the fifth year.

Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:


Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year Above)

  • Business Economics Specialization Courses and General Electives Credits: 2-3 in Fall and 3 in Spring

Fall


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses and General Electives Credits: 2-3

Fall or Spring


Spring


  • Business Economics Specialization Courses and General Electives Credits: 3

Note:


Note one:
Modern Language: 6-14 credits with completion of 201-202.

Curriculum Notes:


* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

Entrepreneurial Studies


See the Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR) Major  and Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR) Minor  for more information.

International Studies


For more information see the Global Agriculture Minor.

Modern Language/Business-Economics specialization


A Modern Language/Business-Economics specialization is available for all students majoring or minoring in Agricultural business, Agricultural and Resources Economics, Business or Economics. The specialization requires the following courses in addition to specified courses in the major or minor.

Core Courses:


  • Take B.A. Language requirement, credits: 14
  • Take Business French, German or Spanish, credits: 3
  • Minors take six additional hours approved by the Economics Department Head, credits: 6

Business Area Studies


Students preparing for various positions in management and business should consult the list of courses under Business Area Studies. Some of the courses listed there are offered by departments other than the Department of Economics and may be of specific interest to students in majors outside this department.

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