Program: Economics, B.A. 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
AND
MA 193 - SUPPLEMENTARY MATHEMATICS WORKSHOP I: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 2 (Variable)
OR
MA 123 - ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 4 (either sequence fulfills UK Core - Quantitative Foundations)
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
MA 162 - FINITE MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 3
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
A&S - Lab Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

ECO 391 - ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS STATISTICS. Credit(s): 3
ECO 401 - INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY Credit(s): 3
200+ Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
200+ Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

WRD 304 - WRITING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Credit(s): 3 (GCCR)
ECO 402 - INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
300+ ECO Major Course Credit(s): 3
300+ Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

400+ ECO Major Course Credit(s): 3
400+ ECO Major Course Credit(s): 3
300+ ECO or Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
300+ Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
300+ Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
300+ ECO or Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
300+ ECO or Course outside ECO Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3