Economics (B.A.) - Business Economics Track
Administered by Economics
Effective Fall, 2008
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
In addition to 50 credit hours of general education requirements and 31 credit hours in free electives, 39 credits in economics core courses, economics electives and business courses are required to meet the university's 120-credit requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Economics Core courses
ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Economics I
ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Economics II
ECONOMIC.221 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECONOMIC.222 Intermediate Micro-Theory and Managerial Economics
ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economics Statistics I
Economics electives
A total of 12 credits are required, including the following:
ECONOMIC.356 Business and Economic Statistics II or ECONOMIC.456 Introduction to Econometrics
Business Core courses
Majors choose from one of two tracks, each totaling 18 credit hours:
Track 1
- ACCT.221 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT.222 Principles of Accounting II
- ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting
- FINANCE.313 Business Finance
Track 2
- ACCT.220 Financial Accounting
- ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting
- FINANCE.313 Business Finance
- MKTG.310 Marketing: Principles and Practice