BA in Economics

Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the BA in Economics. To view the list of courses approved to fulfill KU Core Goals, please visit the KU Core website.

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 101 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing I)13ENGL 102 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing II)3
MATH 101 or 104 (Goal 1.2 Quantitative Reasoning)3-5MATH 115 (BA Quantitative Reasoning (QR))3
First Year Seminar (Goal 1.1 Critical Thinking)3ECON 142 (Goal 3 Social Science, Major Requirement)3
Goal 3 Arts and Humanities32nd Semester Language (BA Second Language)5
1st Semester Language (BA Second Language)5 
 17-19 14
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
3rd Semester Language (BA Second Language)234th Semester Language, or 1st semester of Another Language (BA Second Language)23
Goal 2.2 Communication3Goal 4.1 US Diversity3
ECON 144 (Major Requirement)3ECON 520 (Major Requirement)3
ECON 426 (Major Requirement)3Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
 15 15
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
Goal 4.2 Global Awareness3Goal 5 Social Responsibility & Ethics3
ECON 522 (Major Requirement)3Goal 3 Natural Science3
ECON 526 (Major Requirement)3Lab Science (BA Lab Requirement)1
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33ECON Elective 500+ (Major Requirement)3
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33ECON Elective 500+ (Major Requirement)3
 Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
 15 16
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
ECON 696 (Major Requirement)3Goal 6 Integration & Creativity (ECON 597 or ECON 697 are possibilities)3
ECON Elective 600+ (Major Requirement)3ECON Elective 600+ (Major Requirement)3
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours31Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours33
 13 15
Total Hours 120-122
1

The BA requires completion of two courses of collegiate-level writing instruction. Students who test out of Composition will still need to complete ENGL 102 (or equivalent) and one additional Goal 2.1 course.

2

For students completing the language requirement via the 3+1 language option, note that many first semester languages are 5 credit hours.

3

Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through KU core, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours.  Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study.  Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor.

Please note:

All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.

The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one KU Core Goal. However, overlap of a KU Core course with a major or degree-specific requirement is allowed. Overlapping is recommended to allow more opportunities to explore other majors and/or minors.