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2024-2025 University Catalog
Economics, BA
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About the Program
Economics is the study of how people make decisions in the face of scarcities. Economics evaluates topics such as inflation, business cycles, international trade, tax policies, energy costs, the banking system, crime and the legal system, public finance, and economic development. Students explore economic issues and theories through a variety of disciplines while honing their writing, communication, and analytical skills.
Liberal Arts: Economics Degree Requirements
120 Credits RequiredLiberal Arts Curriculum
Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type.
Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus.
Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (45-47 credits)
Students CANNOT receive both the BS (B) and BA (LA) in Economics.
Pre-Economics Courses (9-11 credits)
Upper Division Economics (36 credits)
- To be admitted to upper level Economics, students must complete all of the EAI courses with an EAI GPA of 2.75 or higher, have a C- or higher in all EAI courses, and not be on probation.
- Students must also have a C- or higher in any ECON courses taken prior to upper division.
- A maximum of three EAI courses may be repeated one time each for a grade.
- Previous enrollments in MA 16100 and/or MA 16500 do not count in the EAI GPA if replaced with MA 16010.
- Additional repeat and transfer credit policies may apply, see Grade Requirements section below.
The following are Economics Admission Index courses:
A. Foundational Courses (3 credits)
Choose one.
B. Economics Courses (6 credits)
C. Additional Economics Courses - Choose Nine (27 credits)
- Any ECON 30000, 40000, or 50000 level (except ECON30100, ECON51300, ECON51400, ECON51500) - Credit Hours: 27.00
- No more than three upper division ECON courses per semester unless at least 2.75 overall GPA.
Other Departmental (31-55 credits)
The College of Liberal Arts Other Departmental area is designed to be experiential, informative, and relevant to life in a rapidly changing universe. It combines courses that fulfill University Core foundational outcomes, discipline diversity, social diversity, and other languages to produce a well-rounded background for students. Coursework is integrative and collaborative and fosters insight, understanding, independence, initiative, and the desire to reach across divides and redefine our relationship to the peoples and the worlds that surround us. Core I: Disciplinary Diversity (6-18 credits)
Choose 1 course in 6 different disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts. Note: Disciplines are differentiated by course prefix. Undistributed credit does not count to satisfy this requirement. Core II: Social Diversity (1-3 credits)
Culture, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity all play a role in how others perceive us and how we experience the world, and as such, are meaningful categories for analyzing social change and social problems past and present. The purpose of this category is to acquaint students with the pluralistic nature of the world and foster an appreciation and awareness of the diverse range of lived human experience. Courses in this list will expose students to important aspects of human diversity and foster understanding about different world views. Choose one course from this list: Social Diversity Selective List . Core III: Linguistic Diversity (3-4 credits)
Proficiency through Level IV in one world language. Courses may be required to reach Level IV proficiency; these courses will be counted toward electives. (fulfills Humanities for core) Foundational Requirements (21-30 credits)
Students must complete approved coursework that meet the following foundational outcomes. Many of these can also be used to fulfill Core I, Core II, or Core III. - Humanities - all approved courses accepted. (fulfills Humanities for core)
- Behavioral/Social Science - ECON 25100 or ECON 25200 accepted. (fulfills Behavioral/Social Science for core)
- Information Literacy - all approved courses accepted. (fulfills Information Literacy for core)
- Science #1 - all approved courses accepted. (fulfills Science for core)
- Science #2 - all approved courses accepted. (fulfills Science for core)
- Science, Technology, and Society - all approved courses accepted. (fulfills Science, Technology, Society for core)
- Written Communication - ENGL 10600 or ENGL 10800 or SCLA 10100 or HONR 19903 accepted. (fulfills Written Communication for core)
- Oral Communication - COM 11400 or COM 21700 or EDPS 31500 or SCLA 10200 accepted. (fulfills Oral Communication for core)
- Quantitative Reasoning - MA 16010 or MA 16100 or MA 16600 accepted. (fulfills Quantitative Reasoning for core)
Notes
- Double counting of courses is allowed across the various categories.
- All accredited programs whose accreditation is threatened by CLA Core requirement, both professional BAs and BFAs, are exempt from Liberal Arts Core I & II in order to meet accreditation standards and requirements. Liberal Arts Core III: Linguistic Diversity is still required for such programs.
- “Degree +” students (students with a second major outside of Liberal Arts) are exempt from the CLA Core.
Electives (18-44 credits)
Grade Requirements
- To be admitted to upper level Economics, students must complete all of the EAI courses with an EAI GPA of 2.75 or higher, have a C- or higher in all EAI courses, and not be on probation.
- Students must also have a C- or higher in any ECON courses taken prior to upper division.
- For students who start at Purdue, the EAI must consist of at least ECON 25100 & ECON 25200 or (3) Purdue graded courses.
- A maximum of three EAI courses may be repeated one time each for a grade.
- The most recent (not best) earned grade will be used to calculate the Economics Admissions Index. Once a letter grade in a course has been earned at Purdue West Lafayette, students cannot use transfer credit for the same course when calculating the EAI. The Purdue West Lafayette Letter grade will be used in the EAI calculation.
- The re-take allowances of EAI courses also depends on the number of courses taken at Purdue, and no more than (2) or (3) EAI courses (or their equivalents) may be taken two times each for a grade as follows:
- If 4-5 of the EAI courses are taken at Purdue, then: a maximum of three different EAI courses may be taken two times each for a grade.
- If 2-3 of the EAI courses are taken at Purdue, then: maximum of two different EAI courses may be taken two times each for a grade.
- Previous enrollments in MA 16100 and/or MA 16500 do not count in the EAI GPA if replaced with MA 10610.
GPA Requirements
- A minimum average 2.0 GPA is required in all ECON courses taken for the major.
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
College of Liberal Arts Pass/No Pass Option Policy
- P/NP cannot be used to satisfy Liberal Arts Core, Liberal Arts major, minor, or certificate requirements.
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
- Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
- Information Literacy (IL)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Science #1 (SCI)
- Science #2 (SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Written Communication (WC)
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:
- Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
- Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
- Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.
More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.
Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Additional Information
- Liberal Arts offers a streamlined plan of study for students pursuing a second degree outside CLA. Contact the CLA Advising Office for more information.
Spring 2nd Year
- ECON 35200 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3.00
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- World Language Level IV - Credit Hours: 3.00 (CLA Core I: 4 of 6)
- CLA Core I: 5 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Science, Technology, Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 3rd Year
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CLA Core II: Social Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 3rd Year
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CLA Core I: 6 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- Major Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Major Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Information Literacy - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 4th Year
- Major Requirement C: Additional Economics Course - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.
World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS=Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical.
In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
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