Economics, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15-16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication Units: 3
Major (Core Statistics) / Lower Division GE Area B: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 ^[1])
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

^[1] Credit earned for math support courses do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Oral Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
^[2] Units: 3
Major (Core Mathematics) MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3 OR MATH 102 - Algebra and Elementary Functions Units: 4 OR MATH 109 - Calculus I Units: 4 ^[3]
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
/ Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

^[2] One Lower Division GE Area B science course must include a lab component.

^[3] Calculus I is required for the Applied and Quantitative Economics emphasis. The MATH 109B & MATH 109C Calculus series may be taken in Place of MATH 109.

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Major (Core Lower Division) ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences / American Institutions
U.S. and California Government
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Major (Core Lower Division) ECON 203 - Principles of Macroeconomics Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences ^[2]Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
or
Humanities
Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. History / Major Upper Division Economics Elective #1 Units: 3
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #1 Depth Units: 1
Elective Units: 2

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences / Diversity and Common Ground: Non-Domestic / Major Upper Divison Economics Elective #2 Units: 3
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #2 Depth Units: 1
Major (Core Upper Division) ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Units: 4
Major (Upper Division Statistics) BA 422 - Financial Data Analytics and Econometrics Units: 4 or STAT 333 - Linear Regression Models/ANOVA Units: 4 or PSYC 488 - Regression/Multivariate Topics Units: 4
Major (Emphasis) Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
Units: 3
Major (Core Upper Division) ECON 310 - Intermediate Microtheory and Strategy Units: 4
Optional: ECON 310L - Supplemental Instruction Units: 1
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #3 Units: 3
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #3 Depth Units: 1
Major (Emphasis) Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
Units: 3
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #4 Units: 3
Major Upper Division Economics Elective #4 Depth Units: 1
Major (Emphasis) Units: 3
Elective Units: 5

Semester 8 (15 Units)

Major (Core Upper Division) / GWAR: ECON 490W - Capstone Experience Units: 3
Major (Emphasis) Units: 3
Major (Emphasis) Units: 3
Elective Units: 6