Undergraduate Programs

Major in Economics

Typical Program of Study

Freshman Year
Semester 1 Semester 2
Course Credits Course Credits
Total Credits: 16.5 Total Credits: 16
ENGL 150: Critical Thinking 3 Social Science Choice 3
LIB 160: Library Instruction 0.5 ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomic 3
ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics 3 ECON 207: Applied Economic Optimization* 4
MATH 160: Survey of Calculus* 4 Arts/ Humanities Choice 3
Arts/Humanities Choice 3 Natural Science Choice 3
Natural Science Choice 3    
*Calculus I (MATH 165) and Calculus II (MATH 166) may be substituted for MATH 160 and Econ 207.
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 Semester 4
Course Credits Course Credits
Total Credits: 16-17 Total Credits : 17
ECON 301: Intermediate Microeconomics 3 ECON 302: Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
STAT 226: Introduction to Business Statistics I 3 STAT 326: Introduction to Business Statistics II 3
ENGL 250: Written Composition 3 Elective or Foreign Language 4
Arts/Humanities Choice 3 Social Science Choice 3
Elective or Foreign Language 3-4 COM S 103: Computer Applications 4
Junior Year
Semester 5 Semester 6
Course Credits Course Credits
Total Credits: 14 Total Credits: 14
ECON 371: Introductory Econometrics 4 Economics Choice - 300/400 Level 3
Electives 5 Electives 8
Economics Choice - 300/400 Level 3 Social Science Choice 3
Natural Science Choice 3
Senior Year
Semester 7 Semester 8
Course Credits Course Credits
Total Credits: 13 Total Credits : 13
Economics Choice - 400 Level 3 ECON 492: Senior Seminar R
ENGL 314: Technical Communication 3 Economics Choice - 300/400 Level 3
Arts/Humanities Choice 3 Electives 10
Electives 4

Students in all ISU majors must complete a three-credit course in U.S. diversity and a three-credit course in international perspectives.  Check the Office of the Registrar's U.S. Diversity/International Requirements guidelines for a list of approved courses.  Discuss with your adviser how the two courses that you select can be applied to your graduation plan.  LAS majors require a minimum of 124.5 credits, including a minimum of 45 credits at the 300/400 level. Three of the required 45 300+ level credits must be earned in a general education group outside the group of the major.  You must also complete the LAS foreign language requirement and any high school unmet admission requirements.