Economics BA Course Lists/Explanations
Foreign Language (College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (LAHS)
Requirement):
This requirement is fulfilled by completion of foreign language course at the
intermediate level (9 credits) or above or by a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency
test. See the Foreign language department. International students should consult
CHSS Student Academic Affairs about a possible waiver of this requirement.
Quantitative Reasoning (University Requirement):
Econ BA students need an appropriate placement score on the Math Placement Test
and MATH 108.
Literature (University Requirement):
CLAS 250, 260, 340, 350, 380; ENGL 201; FREN 325, 329; PHIL 253; RUSS 325, 326,
353; SPAN 325.
ENGL 100 or 101 is a prerequisite for all Lit courses except PHIL 253; some
Lit courses have additional prerequisites. PHIL 253 has no prerequisites and
may also be used to satisfy the Philosophy/Religious Studies requirement.
Fine Arts (University Requirement):
ARTH 101, 102, 200, 201; AVT 103, 104, 222, 232, 262, 272; DANC 101, 125, 131,
145, 161; MUSI 100,101, 107, 301, 302; THR 101, 150, 151,195, 210, 230. See
the University Catalog for prerequisites.
Philosophy and Religious Studies (CHSS Requirement):
Any PHIL or RELS course. PHIL 253 may also be used to satisfy the Literature
requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (University Requirement):
HIST 100 is required for all GMU students (with some substitutions available
for transfer students – see History department). An additional 3 hours
of Social Science is also required. Economics majors will fulfill this requirement
with Econ 103.
Three Additional Hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CHSS Requirement):
Courses chosen from: ADJ, ANTH, ECON, GEOG, GOVT, PSYC, SOCI. Econ majors will
fulfill the requirement with ECON 104 and 3 hours one of the others listed.
ANTH 114 and GEOG 101 will also satisfy the Non-Western Culture requirement.
Natural Science (University & CHSS Requirement):
The University requires 8 hrs of Natural Science that need not be
in sequence for BA majors. Courses chose from ASTR, BIOL,
CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS.
Global Understanding (University Requirement):
Many University approved courses satisfy this requirement, but most Economics
majors will choose one of these courses: ECON 360, 361, 362, 380 or 390, which
will also satisfy course requirements in economics.
Non-Western Culture (CHSS Requirement):
Many CHSS approved courses satisfy this requirement. See the course catalog for
a complete list. However, ECON 361 and 362 satisfy ECON course requirements
at the same time. ANTH 114 and GEOG 101 are approved Non-Western courses (with
no prereqs) that will also satisfy CHSS social science requirements. Students
who have attended a native school in a non-western country for 4 or more years
may request a waiver from this requirement through the CHSS Student Academic
Affairs Office.
Information Technology (University and Major Requirement):
The CS department administers an IT 103 proficiency exam for credit. See http://ait.gmu.edu/it103/it103-testout.htm.
This exam is sufficient for the Econ dept requirement, but to satisfy University
GenED you need a 1-hr ethics class to complement the exam. CS 105 and PHIL 112
are options.
Synthesis:
ECON 309 satisfies this requirement. See the website below for other approved
courses.
University GenEd Webpage: For the latest approved courses to satisfy the University
requirements, see:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/provost/gened/index.html