ECONOMICS
(ECON)
2016-2017 Catalog and Later
STUDENT: ___________________________ Student ID: _____________________ DATE: _____________
KEY: Enr = Enrolled GRADE@TU
Pet = Petition T(Grade) = Transfer
Rep = Repeat
Transfer Evaluation: Final ____________________ Preliminary ________________________
Note: If Transfer Package is pending or courses are not included on the Evaluation of Transfer
Credit form, it is the student's responsibility to inform the advisor of any changes to the evaluation.
ECONOMICS MAJOR (36 - 37 units)
A. Required Courses (21 - 22 units):
1. ECON 201/203 Microeconomic Principles
2. ECON 202/204 Macroeconomic Principles
3. MATH 211 or MATH 273 * Calculus
4. ECON 205 Statistics for Bus. & Econ I
5. ECON 306 Statistics for Bus. & Econ II
6. ECON 309 Intermediate Price Theory
7. ECON 310 Macroeconomic Theory
B. Economics Electives (15 units):
1. ECON
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ECON
3. ECON
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3 units from one of the following courses with an earned grade of “C” or better
may be used to satisfy one of the ECON electives:
1. FIN 351
- Advanced Corporate Finance (Except FNEC or MTEC tracks)
2. MATH 377 - Mathematical Models
Students interested in quantitative careers or graduate school in Economics are
advised to fullfill the Elective requirements of the major by selecting three of the
following: ECON 401 (Intro to Econometrics), ECON 411 (Intro to Game Theory),
ECON 431 (Computational Economics) or ECON 451 (Intro to Mathematical
Economics).
Track in (FNEC) Financial Economics (21 Units)
1. FIN 331 Principles of Financial Management
2. FIN 350 Financial Modeling Corporate Finance
3. FIN 351 Advanced Corporate Finance
4. FIN 333 Investments and Equity Security Analysis
5. FIN 423 Investments and Fixed Income Securities
Two of the following courses:
FIN 430 Financial Institutions and Management of Risk
FIN 433 Financial Modeling in Corporate Finance
FIN 435 International Finance
FIN 439 Financial Valuation and Strategy
Recommended courses for the Fall/Spring semester:
Complete this form using your current Academic Requirements and bring both with you when you meet with your advisor.
Important: Students are responsible for verifying their academic requirements, including fulfillment of the 120 credits for graduation, 32 upper-
level units and all core and major requirements. All courses required for the major must be completed with a grade equivalent to a 2.0 or higher.
Students must complete a minimum of 15 units in Economics at Towson to qualify for an Economics Major.
Core Curriculum Requirements
Transfer Package:
Granted: Complete Core requirements for Package ________
None: Complete the following Core requirements:
Category I: FUNDAMENTALS (12-13 units)
Taken during the first year of college study
_________ I. Towson Seminar TSEM 102
_________ 2. English Composition ENGL 102/190
_________ 3. Mathematics ___________________________________
_________ 4. Creativity and Creative Development _______________
Category II: WAYS OF KNOWING (13-14 units)
_________ 5. Arts and Humanities ___________________________
The course meeting this requirement must be taken in a
discipline different from the course meeting Requirement 4.
_________ 6. Social and Behavioral Sciences ___________________
(ECON 201/203 or ECON 202/204 recommended )
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elect either two courses from different scientific disciplines or two
sequenced courses within one discipline.
_________ 7. Biological and Physical Sciences (4) _______________
(with laboratory – 4 units)
_________ 8. Biological and Physical Sciences (3/4) _____________
(with or without laboratory – 3 or 4 units)
Category III: WRITING IN A CHOSEN FIELD (3 units)
_________ 9. Advanced Writing Seminar
(BUSX 301 or ENGL 317 recommended)
Category IV: PERSPECTIVES (15 units)
One course under Perspectives must be taken in a discipline in the arts
and humanities, different from the discipline in requirement
5.
One course under Perspectives must be taken in a discipline in the social
and behavioral sciences, different from the discipline in requirement
6.
_________ 10. Metropolitan Perspectives ______________________
_________ 11. The United States as a Nation ___________________
_________ 12. Global Perspectives ___________________________
_________ 13. Diversity and Difference _______________________
_________ 14. Ethical Issues and Perspectives _________________
Graduation Earned Units Required:
Minimum of 120 units: Earned _________ Enrolled ________ Need ______
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Initials:
Two 400 level ECON courses (excluding ECON 495 and ECON 497):
Three Upper-level (300 or 400) ECON electives (Only (1) ECON 497 will count towards the major):
Track in (MTEC) Mathematical Economics (23 Units)
1.
MATH 265 Elementary Linear Algebra (4)
2.
MATH 267 Intro to Abstract Mathematics (4)
3.
MATH 274 Calculus II (4)
4.
MATH 275 Calculus III (4)
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MATH 374 Differential Equations (3)
or MATH 332 Mathematical Statistics (3)
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6.MATH 473 Introductory Real Analysis (4)
or MATH 331 Probability (4)
* MATH 273 Calculus I is required for the MTEC track.
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