What you can complete at West Shore for the Economics major.

Prerequisites

  • Two Economics courses
  • ECO 136: Principles of Economics I transfers as ECON 101: Principle Econ I for 3 credits
  • ECO 137: Principles of Economics II transfers as ECON 102: Principle Econ II for 3 credits
  • Calculus
  • No equivalent course for Calculus I. You have two options.
  • Option 1: Take MTH 222 and MTH 223 at West Shore. The combination of the two courses will earn equivalent credit for MATH 116: Calculus II which will fulfill the prerequisite.
  • Option 2: Wait and take MATH 115 after you transfer.

What you will have to complete after you transfer to complete the Economics major.

30 or 34 credits to include the following:

  • Calculus Prerequisite: MATH 115: Calculus I if you do not have equivalent credit for a UM calculus class.
  • Core Economic Theory: 2 courses
  • Core Statistics and Econometrics: 2 courses
  • Electives: 15 credits

Sample 2-year Completion Pathway

  • Semester 1: 300 level elective (3 credits), STATS 206 or 250 (4 credits), MATH 115 (4credits) if necessary.
  • Semester 2: 401 (4 credits), 300 level elective (3 credits)
  • Semester 3: 402 (4 credits), 400 level elective (3-4 credits),  Econ 251 (4 credits)
  • Semester 4: 400 level elective (3-4 credits), 400 level elective (3-4 credits)

Completing General Degree Requirements as an Economics Major

  • In addition to completing the requirements for the Economics major you will need to complete a total of 120 credits and the General Degree Requirements. Transfer credit can count for all General Degree Requirements.
  • Courses that transfer with the U-M subject ECON cannot be used for Area Distribution for Economics majors.  Therefore, West Shores’s ECO 136 and 137 cannot be used to fulfill social science distribution as they are listed on the General Degree Requirement Transfer Guide.
  • Quantitative Reasoning Requirement (QR). Multiple courses required for the Economics major will fulfill QR so you do not plan to complete anything outside of the major for this requirement. 

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