Economics, BS

First Semester

• BUS 1010 - Business Foundations 1 Credit ^1*
• ECON 2110 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits ^1*

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• MATH 1020 - Business Calculus I 3 Credits ^{1*, 2*}

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• MATH 1060 - Calculus of One Variable I 4 Credits ^{1*, 2*}

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• STAT 2300 - Statistical Methods I 3 Credits ^3*

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• Social Science Requirement 3 Credits ^{3*, 4*}

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• Natural Science Requirement 4 Credits ^{1*, 5*}
• Elective 1 Credit

Second Semester

• ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Concepts 3 Credits ^6*

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• South Carolina REACH Act 3 Credits ^6*,7*

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• ECON 2120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits ^1*
• ENGL 1030 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 Credits ^1*

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• MATH 2070 - Business Calculus II 3 Credits ^{1*, 2*}

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• MATH 1080 - Calculus of One Variable II 4 Credits ^{1*, 2*}

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• Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits ^5*

Footnotes

^1* Freshman core curriculum class. Students must complete core classes before submitting an Undergraduate Change of Program/Major request from Pre-Business to a business major.

^2* The following sequences are acceptable: MATH 1020 /MATH 2070 , MATH 1060 /MATH 1080 , MATH 1060 /MATH 2070 . For each of the four-credit-hour courses taken, one credit will be applied toward the elective credit-hour requirement. Students considering a graduate degree in Economics or related fields should take MATH 1060 /MATH 1080 .

^3* Students planning to major in Accounting should take STAT 2300 . All other students should select from ANTH 2010 , PSYC 2010 , or SOC 2010  to fulfill a general education social science requirement.

^4* Select from ANTH 2010 , PSYC 2010 , or SOC 2010 .

^5* See General Education Requirements .

^6* Students planning to major in Accounting should take ACCT 2010 . All other students should select a course to fulfill the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement.

^7* See South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

NOTE:

If a student has completed all of the courses listed in the Pre-Business Freshman Curriculum, in order to register for a complete schedule, they may need to consider courses required in the business degree program they intend to pursue.

The following courses may be considered, listed by anticipated degree program:

Accounting: Arts and Humanities (Literature) General Education Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) General Education Requirement; Global Challenges General Education Requirements; ACCT 2010 ; ACCT 3030 ; ACCT 3110 ; CPSC 2200  or MGT 2180 ; FIN 3110 ; LAW 3220 ; MGT 2010 ; MKT 3010 ; STAT 2300  

Economics: Arts and Humanities (Literature) General Education Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) General Education Requirement; Global Challenges General Education Requirements; ACCT 2010 ; ACCT 2020 ; ECON 3140 ; ECON 3150 ; FIN 3060  or FIN 3110 ; MATH 3020  or STAT 3090 ; MGT 2010   

Financial Management: Arts and Humanities (Literature) General Education Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) General Education Requirement; Global Challenges General Education Requirements; ACCT 2010 ; ACCT 3030 ; ACCT 3110 ; CPSC 2200  or MGT 2180 ; FIN 3110 ; LAW 3220 ; MGT 2010 ; MKT 3010 ; STAT 2300  or STAT 3090  

Management: Arts and Humanities (Literature) General Education Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) General Education Requirement; Global Challenges General Education Requirements; ACCT 2010 ; ACCT 2020 ; CPSC 2200  or MGT 2180 ; FIN 3060  or FIN 3110 ; LAW 3220 ; MGT 2010 ; MKT 3010 ; STAT 3090  

Marketing: Arts and Humanities (Literature) General Education Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) General Education Requirement; Global Challenges General Education Requirements; ACCT 2010 ; ACCT 2020  or ACCT 3030 ; FIN 3060  or FIN 3110 ; LAW 3220 ; MGT 2010 ; MKT 3010 ; MKT 3020 ; STAT 3090  

The courses listed in this note should not be considered alternatives or substitutes for the courses listed in the Pre-Business Freshman Curriculum. If a student takes one of these other courses in place of the courses specifically listed in the Freshman Curriculum, they could delay their eligibility to transfer from the Pre-Business program into one of the five degree-granting programs in Business.