Program Requirements
This Emphasis qualifies students for the State of Colorado License in Social Science Education. A minimum of 69 credits is required including the 24-credit Economics Nucleus:
All Economics Majors require completion of the 24-credit Economics Nucleus and completion of MATH 140 College Algebra (GT-MA1), MATH 141 Precalculus (GT-MA1), or MATH 151 Calculus I (GT-MA1) with a minimum grade of “C-.”
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Economics Nucleus | ||
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 302 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 303 | International Economics and Globalization | 3 |
| ECON 316 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 498 | Income Distribution, Poverty and Wealth | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| or MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
And the following 48 credits. In addition, students must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure Option described under Education:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GEOG 120 | Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| HIST 100 | Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 126 | American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 127 | U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| HIST 327 | Colorado History | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Power in America (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 255 | Inequality and Development (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS 376 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economics and Public Policy (recommended) | ||
Economics upper-division elective | ||
| POLS 260 | Globalization, Borders and the Human (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| or POLS 360 | American Foreign Policy | |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
Capstone Course Requirement
The following courses in the Economics Major fulfill the Capstone Course Requirement: ECON 498 INCOME DISTRBTN POVERTY/WEALTH. Students completing the Secondary Licensure Emphasis may use student teaching to fulfill this requirement.
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Sample Plan
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| WWGE: Headwaters 101/102/103/104 | 2 | |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3-4 | |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| GEOG 120 | Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 100 | Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Power in America (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 317 | Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 302 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 316 | Econometrics | 3 |
| HIST 126 | American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 327 | Colorado History | 3 |
| POLS 255 | Inequality and Development (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 376 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 303 | International Economics and Globalization | 3 |
| ECON 498 | Income Distribution, Poverty and Wealth | 3 |
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| HIST 127 | U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| POLS 260 | Globalization, Borders and the Human (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| WWGE: Delta 301/302/303/304 | 1 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | Instruction & Assessment in Content Area | 3 |
| EDUC 404 | Creating Positive Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 405 | Data-driven Instructional Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 406 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 409 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 407 | Maximizing Learning through 21st Century Skills | 3 |
| EDUC 424 | Differentiation: Applying Learner-Centered Instruction | 3 |
| EDUC 429 | Teaching English Learners for Secondary and K-12 Teachers | 3 |
| EDUC 409 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120-122 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.