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1. Complete MAT 295-296 (MAT 183-284 for Management Students).

2. Satisfy principles with ECN 203 or equivalent*.

3. Complete ECN 311 (not ECN 301) and 302.

4. Complete ECN 505, 521(MAS 261-362 for Management students), and 522. 

5. Five additional upper-division electives numbered 300 or higher, including two electives that have 311 or 302 as a prerequisite, and excluding 365 and 470.

Total: 30 Upper-division course credits and principles of economics. An overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required in the 30 upper-division course credits. 

* Equivalent sequences include AP credit and transfer credit for an introductory sequence (microeconomics and macroeconomics).

The Bachelor of Science (B.S) Degree in Economics 

The requirements for a B.S. degree in Economics are shown in the box above. The MAT 295 and 296 courses satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement in the Arts and Sciences Core. (Note that MAT 295 and 296 will simultaneously satisfy both the Quantitative Skills requirement and six of the twelve credits needed to fulfill the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Divisional Perspectives area of the Arts and Sciences Core.)

If you are interested in being invited to join Phi Beta Kappa, please note that you must demonstrate mastery of a foreign language to be eligible.

Student enter the major by completing ECN 203, Economic Ideas and Issues. Advanced placement courses and transfer credit fro introductory microeconomics and introductory macroeconomics may also be used to satisfy the principles of economics requirement.

Students are required to take ECN 311 (Intermediate Mathematical Microeconomics), ECN 505(Mathematical Economics), ECN 521(Economics Statistics), and ECN 522 (Econometric Methods). Along with the required calculus courses, the required economics courses give students a good grasp of the technical aspects of the economics field and distinguish the graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree.

An economics faculty advisor is available to help you select the elective courses in the economics that suit your academic interests and career goals. ECN 365 (The World Economy) and ECN 470 (Experience Credit) may not be used to satisfy the economics major requirements. ECN 365 is designed for non-majors. Students may use up to three credits of independent study (ECN 490) toward their major requirements. Students in the Economics Program of Distinction may use ECN 495 and 496 toward their major requirements.

The economics department applies a two-thirds rule to upper-division economics courses. Two-thirds of the upper-division course work in economics must be taken at Syracuse University or its affiliate programs, such as the Division of International Programs abroad. In practical terms, for the B.S. degree, no more than three upper-division courses may be transferred in. Because of the specialized nature of ECN 311, ECN 505, and ECN 522, it may be difficult to find acceptable substitutes at other universities.