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Department of Economics

Departmental Honors

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements ECON-HON

Requirements

  1. Option I.
    1. GPA Requirements.
      1. College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.500 is required.
      2. Major GPA. An Economics major grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.700 is required.
    2. Advanced Courses*. Six (6) credit hours:
      • ECON-E 390 Undergraduate Seminar in Economics
      • ECON-E 392 Seminar in Computational Methods and Econometrics
      • Any ECON-E 400–499
    3. Thesis.
      1. Course Requirement. Six (6) credit hours over two (2) consecutive semesters:
        • ECON-E 499 Honors Thesis
      2. Topic Approval. Research topic must be approved by a tenure-track economics faculty mentor and the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies prior to the beginning of the first semester in which student is enrolled in ECON-E 499.
  2. Option II.
    1. GPA Requirements. Students must have the following at the time of graduation:
      1. College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.500 is required.
      2. Major GPA. An Economics major grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.700 is required.
    2. Courses.
      1. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.
        • ECON-S 321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Honors
      2. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. One (1) course:
        • ECON-S 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory: Honors
      3. Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics. One (1) course:
        • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
      4. Econometric Theory and Practice I. One (1) course:
        • ECON-E 471 Econometric Theory and Practice I
      5. Econometric Theory and Practice II. One (1) course:
        • ECON-E 472 Econometric Theory and Practice II
      6. Honors Elective. One (1) course:
        • Any ECON-E 390–399
        • Any ECON-E 400–499 except ECON-E 471; ECON-E 472

Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.