Students of economics find employment in national and multi-national corporations, financial institutions, unions, all levels of government and agribusiness. Economists participate in strategic pricing, cost analysis, marketing research, statistical forecasting and the evaluation of social programs. Students interested in economics may choose to pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics or Business Administration with a Business Economics Concentration The Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics requires fewer business courses, allowing greater opportunity to study economics as a social science. Both degrees provide a good foundation for advanced studies in business, economics, law, public administration and environmental studies. Admission to the Economics major involves two steps. Students who apply to the major are initially classified as Pre-economics. After completing the lower-division core requirements with a “C” (2.0) or better, students may apply to the Economics major. Pre-economics students may take lower-division business and economics courses, but most upper-division courses are not open to Pre-economics students. The Bachelor of Arts in Economics requires 54 units in the major. Students must earn a “C” (2.0) or better in each course listed below. However, a “C” (2.0) average will be acceptable in the upper-division economics electives.

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