A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Economics is offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.  Students are required to complete 33 credits in Economics courses in addition to their other degree requirements.

Required Courses (18 hours)

ECO 2013 (.pdf) - Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)                            
ECO 2023 (.pdf) - Microeconomics   (3 credit hours)                           
ECP 3703 (.pdf) - Managerial Economics (3 credit hours)                   
ECO 3203 (.pdf) - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)         
QMB 2100 - Business and Economic Statistics I (3 credit hours)   
QMB 3200 - Business and Economic Statistics II (3 credit hours)

Choosing Courses for your Economics major

Elective Courses (15 hours)
Students also choose 5 Economics electives numbered 3000 or higher.  Electives regularly offered at USFSP include:

ECO 3703 (.pdf) - International Economics (3 credit hours)  
ECO 4723 (.pdf) - International Trade and Policy (3 credit hours)  
ECO 4713 (.pdf) - International Macroeconomiics (3 credit hours)
ECO 4504 (.pdf) - Public Finance (3 credit hours)
ECP 3201 (.pdf) - Economics of Women and Work (3 credit hours)  
ECP 3302 (.pdf) - Environmental Economics (3 credit hours)  
ECP 3530 (.pdf) - Economics of Health (3 credit hours)         
ECS 4430 (.pdf) - Economics of Latin America (3 credit hours)

Choosing Courses for your Economics minor 

Each of these required and elective courses are 3 hours.  ECO 3101 may be substituted for ECP 3703.  Students must obtain a grade of “C” or higher in ECP 3703 or ECO 3101 in order to enroll in any course for which these classes are prerequisites.  FIN 3223 may be substituted for one of the upper-division Economics electives.  No more than 3 credits from ECO 4905 and/or ECO 4914 can be applied toward a major.

Minor in Economics

Students can earn a minor in Economics by satisfactorily completing 18 hours in Economics classes, including:
ECO 2013 Macroeconomics                                
ECO 2023 Microeconomics                                 
Economics courses numbered 3000 or higher