Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Plan Code: LAECNPECBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Major Requirements | ||
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A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in the Class Search.
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| Core requirements | ||
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ECN 211 Macroeconomic Principles
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 212 Microeconomic Principles
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 312 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 313 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 441 Public Economics
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 453 Competition Policy, Business Strategy and Industrial Organization
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 475 Capstone in Economics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 310 Applied Regression and Data Analytics
OR ECN 425 Introduction to Econometrics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 345 Survey of Energy and Environmental Economic Issues
(SUST)
OR ECN 355 Economics of Health Care OR ECN 445 Environmental Economics OR ECN 455 Health Economics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Upper Division
ECN Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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POS 348 Do You Want to Build a Nation?
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
| Concentration Electives | ||
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Law
Politics
US Government
Complete a minimum of three concentration electives. Concentration areas include U.S. Government, Politics, and Law. Select three courses from one area or select two from one area and a third from a different area. All concentration electives must be completed with a grade of C or better.
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 9 |
| The College Requirements | ||
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Mathematics Proficiency Requirement: All students are required to obtain a grade of "C" or higher in any course that satisfies the ASU General Studies MATH requirement.
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Science and Society Requirement: All students pursuing a BS or BSP degree in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete two courses from the Science and Society list found at https://thecollege.asu.edu/student-resources/science-society. At least one of the two courses must be upper division and students must earn a C or better in the courses. Both Science and Society courses (i.e., all six credits) may count towards any major, minor, related fields, and ASU General Studies requirements.
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Science and Society Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Upper Division
Science and Society Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
| Math and Statistics | ||
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MAT 210 Brief Calculus
(MATH)
OR MAT 270 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (MATH) Students who do not place into MAT 210 or MAT 270 should enroll in the appropriate prerequisite course, MAT 117 or MAT 170. Do not enroll in MAT 114.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MAT 211 Mathematics for Business Analysis
OR MAT 271 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Students considering graduate work in economics should choose MAT 270 instead of MAT 210 and MAT 271 instead of MAT 211.
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ECN 221 Business Statistics
(QTRS)
or
ECN 231 Honors Business Statistics
(QTRS)
OR STP 226 Elements of Statistics (QTRS) OR STP 420 Introductory Applied Statistics (QTRS) OR POS 401 Political Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
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ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
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ASU 101-LA The ASU Experience
OR LIA 101 Student Success in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Students enrolled in a campus immersion degree enroll in LIA 101. Students enrolled in an online degree enroll in ASU 101-LA.
1 Credit Hours
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1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
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ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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