The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Economics
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/11/2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First Semester (Fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
| GEP 101 First-Year Foundations | 2 |
| MTH 134 Algebraic Reasoning and Modeling | 3 |
| PSY 121 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Life Science (lab) or Physical Science (Lab) - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second Semester (Spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ITC 200 Critical and Creative Thinking Using Information Technology | 3 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
| Human Cultures - Humanities | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third Semester (Fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ITC 201 Computer Applications for Business | 3 |
| ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 286 Business Communication and Professional Development | 3 |
| Human Cultures - Arts | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth Semester (Spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics | 3 |
| Life Science (no lab) or Physical Science (no lab) | 4 |
| ANT 100 World Cultures or GRY 100 World Regional Geography or IDS 297 International Culture and Study Abroad or REL 110 World Religions |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth Semester (Fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 380 Financial Management | 3 |
| ECO 365 Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 340 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 350 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 384 Financial Markets and Investments | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth Semester (Spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ECO 304 Behavioral Economics or ECO 514 Game Theory |
3 |
| ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines or ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions |
3 |
| MKT 364 Operations Management | 3 |
| ECO 385 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 435 The Economic Analysis of Law or ECO 475 Managerial Economics or ECO 560 Applied Data Analytics or FIN 381 Financial Planning |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh Semester (Fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ECO 409 Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| ECO 346 International Economic Development or ECO 392 Education Abroad in Economics or ECO 456 Comparative Economic Systems or ECO 565 International Economics |
1-3 |
| HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
| ECO course (300-level or above) | 3 |
| General electives to bring total to 120 | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Eighth Semester (Spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| MGT 487 Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| ITC 429 Information Systems with Business Intelligence | 3 |
| ECO 450 Urban and Regional Economics or ECO 504 Health Care Economics or ECO 515 Public Sector Economics or ECO 540 Environmental, Resource, and Energy Economics |
3 |
| ECO course (300-level or above) | 3 |
| General electives to bring total to 120 | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
GPA & credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.