Economics emphasis, Associate of Science

Students who successfully complete all Economics emphasis, Associate of Science degree requirements will be able to:

  • Present economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
  • Apply economic theory to issues in fields of economics.
  • Enter a four-year economics program with the proper analytical tools.

Program Course Requirements

See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Economics emphasis, Associate of Science Program Map.

General Education Courses

OSU does not allow students to take courses in their chosen discipline to meet these requirements.

MTH 111College Algebra

5

PE 231Lifetime Health & Fitness

3

WR 121English Composition

4

Biological Sciences

4

Biological/Physical Science

4

Physical Sciences

4

Communication

3

Cultural Diversity

3

Difference Power & Discrimination

3

Literature & the Arts

3

Social Processes & Institutions

3

Western Culture

3

Writing/Composition

3

Total Credit Hours:44

MTH 111: Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.

Liberal Arts Core Courses

See the degree requirements section for a list of the Liberal Arts Core courses. OSU does not allow students to take courses in their chosen discipline to meet this requirement.

Liberal Arts Core I: Fine Arts

3

Liberal Arts Core II: Humanities

3

Liberal Arts Core III: Non-Western Culture

3

Liberal Arts Core IV: Social Sciences

3

Liberal Arts Core V

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Core Courses

EC 201Introduction to Microeconomics

4

EC 202Introduction to Macroeconomics

4

MTH 112Trigonometry

5

MTH 251Differential Calculus

5

MTH 252Integral Calculus

5

Electives

7

Total Credit Hours:31

Students should choose from the list of approved electives below.

Approved Electives

BA 275Business Quantitative Methods

4

CIS 125Intro to Software Applications

3

CIS 135SAdvanced Spreadsheets

3

EC 215Economic Development in the U.S.

4

EC 220Contemporary U.S. Economic Issues: Discrimination

3

Total Credit Hours: 90