Department of Economics
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements ECON-HON
Requirements
- Option I.
- GPA Requirements. Students must have the following at the time of graduation:
- College GPA of 3.500 or higher
- Economics Major GPA of 3.700 or higher
- Advanced Courses*. At least 6 credit hours in courses chosen from ECON-E 390 through ECON-E 490.
- Thesis.
- Course Requirement. Complete the following course for a total of six (6) credit hours:
- ECON-E 499 Honors Thesis
ECON-E 499 Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 322 or ECON-S 322; and ECON-E 370 or ECON-S 370; Economics majors or interdepartmental major (ECON/POLS or ECON/MATH); minimum 3.300 economics GPA
- Notes
- Additional prerequisites may be required by the faculty mentor. Honors course; A maximum of 3 credit hours in ECON-E 499 may count toward the major in economics
- Description
- Honors thesis research by special arrangement with an economics faculty mentor and the director of undergraduate studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 2 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Additional Information.
- Honors thesis research topics must be approved by a tenure track economics faculty mentor and the Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies.
- The thesis topic must be approved prior to the beginning of the semester in which the Thesis course enrollment occurs.
- It is expected that the 6 hours of the Thesis course will be distributed over two consecutive semesters to allow for the development of the research proposal, study design, and completion of the final thesis project.
- Course Requirement. Complete the following course for a total of six (6) credit hours:
- GPA Requirements. Students must have the following at the time of graduation:
- Option II.
- GPA Requirements. Students must have the following at the time of graduation:
- College GPA of 3.500 or higher
- Economics Major GPA of 3.700 or higher
- Courses.
- Honors Courses. Each of the following**:
- ECON-S 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Honors
- ECON-S 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: Honors
- ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
ECON-S 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-B 251 or ECON-E 251; and MATH-J 113, MATH-M 119, MATH-V 119, MATH-M 211, or MATH-S 211
- Description
- Designed for students of superior ability. Covers same core material as ECON-E 321.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ECON-S 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252 and ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321; Hutton Honors student
- Description
- Designed for students of superior ability. Covers same core material as ECON-E 322 and substitutes for ECON-E 322 as a prerequisite for other courses.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ECON-S 322 or ECON-E 322.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- MATH-M 118, MATH-S 118, or MATH-V 118; and Hutton Honors student
- Notes
- R: MATH-M 119 and ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
- Description
- Honors course. Designed for students of superior ability. Covers same core material as ECON-E 370.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 306, CJUS-K 300, ECON-E 370, ECON-S 370, MATH-K 300, MATH-K 310, POLS-Y 395, PSY-K 300, PSY-K 310, SOC-S 371, SPEA-K 300, SPH-Q 381, STAT-K 310, STAT-S 300, STAT-S 301, or STAT-S 303.
- Summer 2025CASE NMcourseSpring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
- Additional Courses*. Each of the following:
- ECON-E 471 Econometric Theory and Practice I
- ECON-E 472 Econometric Theory and Practice II
- One (1) additional courses selected from ECON-E 390 through ECON-E 490
ECON-E 471 Econometric Theory and Practice I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 370, ECON-S 370, or MATH-M 365; and MATH-M 301, MATH-M 303, or MATH-S 303; and MATH-M 311 or MATH-S 311
- Notes
- Only 9 credit hours from ECON-E 371, ECON-S 371, ECON-E 471, and ECON-E 472 may be counted toward a major in economics
- Description
- Emphasis is on the classical linear regression model and its applications. Special topics include finite and asymptotic properties of least squares, hypothesis testing, model specification, dummy variables, proxies, multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity.
ECON-E 472 Econometric Theory and Practice II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 471
- Notes
- Only 9 credit hours from ECON-E 371, ECON-S 371, ECON-E 471, and ECON-E 472 may be counted toward a major in economics
- Description
- Emphasizes extensions of the classical linear-regression model such as: limited dependent variables, instrumental variables, stationary and nonstationary data, fixed-effect and random-effect models, multiple-equation models, censored regression, and sample selection.
- Honors Courses. Each of the following**:
- GPA Requirements. Students must have the following at the time of graduation:
- GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Students must have a College GPA of 3.300 or higher to qualify for admission to a Departmental Honors program and to receive Departmental Honors. Units may set a higher College GPA.
- Units establish additional criteria, including admissions procedures, academic performance standards, and whether there are required courses, papers, or projects.
- Students who wish to earn honors in two different units must complete a distinct body of work for each honors notation.
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