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Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics (ECONMATHBA)Department of Economics

Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements.

Description

The interdepartmental major in economics and mathematics is designed to enable students to model economic questions mathematically and to analyze and solve those models.

Major requirements

The major requires at least 40 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

  1. Economics courses.
    1. Fundamentals of Economics I. One (1) course:
    2. Fundamentals of Economics II. One (1) course:
    3. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. One (1) course:
    4. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. One (1) course:
    5. Electives.
      1. Advanced Electives. Two (2) courses:
      2. 400–499 Level. One (1) additional course:
  2. Mathematics courses.
    1. Calculus I. One (1) course:
    2. Calculus II. One (1) course:
    3. Linear Algebra. One (1) course:
    4. Calculus III. One (1) course:
    5. Mathematics Area. One (1) course:
      • Analysis
      • Differential Equations
      • Applied Mathematics
      • Probability and Statistics
    6. Mathematics Area 400–499 Level Requirement. One (1) additional course:
      • Probability and Statistics 400–499
      • Analysis 400–499
      • Differential Equations 400–499
      • Applied Mathematics 400–499
      • Other
        • (Departmental consent required)
  3. Statistics. One (1) course:
  4. GPA and Hours Requirements.
    1. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. Major Upper Division Courses. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    4. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. College Breadth. At least 38 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Bachelor of Arts requirements

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

  1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
  2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
  3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
  4. College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
  5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
    1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
    2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
    3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
    4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
    5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
    6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
    7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
  6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.