Program Requirement
Program details
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 Class Search. |
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POS 110 American Government and Politics
(AMIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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POS 150 Comparative Government
(GCSI)
OR POS 160 Global Politics (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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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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POS 210 Political Ideologies
(CIVI)
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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POS 301 Empirical Political Inquiry
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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POS 465 International Organization and Law
(GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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POS 485 Political Economy
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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POS 486 International Political Economy
(GCSI)
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 221 Business Statistics
(QTRS)
OR POS 401 Political Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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ECN 475 Capstone in Economics
OR POS 348 Do You Want to Build a Nation? (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
| 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. 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 |
| Related Area | ||
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MAT 210 Brief Calculus
(MATH)
OR MAT 270 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (MATH) Students considering graduate work in economics should select MAT 270 instead of MAT 210.
3 - 4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 - 4 |
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MAT 211 Mathematics for Business Analysis
OR MAT 271 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (MATH) Students considering graduate work in economics should select MAT 271 instead of MAT 211.
3 - 4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 - 4 |
| 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 Campus immersion students enroll in LIA 101. ASU Online students 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 |
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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. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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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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