UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Economics Academic Plan

Economics majors are encouraged to complete a minor or second major. For the complete listing of major electives in economics, go to the School of Business and Economics or the university catalog.

Printable Four Year Plan

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

SBE 100 First-Year Seminar - 2
MATH 146 College Algebra (M)- 3
ENGL 100 (CW) Academic Reading/Writing - 3
GEN ED: Econ 100 Modern Economics - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
GEN ED: PE 108 Health and Fitness for Life - 1
Total semester credits - 15

ECON 201 Macroeconomics - 3
ECON 226 or MATH 226 Statistics - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Total semester credits - 15
Sophomore
Year

ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15

SBE 300 Professional Development - 1
ECON 326 Analytics for Business & Econ - 3
ECON Elective - 3
Choose: American Cultural Diversity (D) - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
Total semester credits - 16
Junior
Year

ECON 301 Int. Microeconomics - 3
ECON Elective - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
Total semester credits - 15

ECON 302 Int. Macroeconomics - 3
ECON Elective - 3
Choose: Global Perspectives (G) - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
Total semester credits - 15
Senior
Year

ECON 480 Senior Seminar - 3
ECON Elective - 3
ECON Elective - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
Total semester credits - 15

ECON 426 Econometrics - 3
ECON Elective - 3
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/General Elective - 3 
Total semester credits - 15
Summary of Business Administration Degree Requirements

General Education - 34 cr.
University Requirements - 6 cr.
Major Requirements - 42 cr.
2nd Major/Minor/General Electives - 38 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

Economics Electives
18 credits required with at most 9 coming from disciplines outside the area of Economics.

  • ECON 305, 312, 316, 324, 329, 332, 340, 342, 362, 378, 379, 426, 489, 499
  • Outside Economics: ACCT 232, 321, 322, 356; BLAW 265, 266; CSIS 161, 162, 215, 225; FINC 345, 347, 348, 446; MNGT 300,320, 330, 340, 350, 355, 361, 430; MKTG 310, 312, 355, 365, 445; AGEC 355, 450; GEOG 220, 237; MATH 236, 256, 266, 316, 326, 327, 331, 356, 357, 366, 367, 371, 431, 456; PHIL 304; POLS 212, 230, 245, 369;