Requirements for the Economics major are 40 hours in the department1, including the following:

Core Courses
ECON 211Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 212Principles of Macroeconomics2
ECON 326Intermediate Microeconomics4
ECON 325Intermediate Macroeconomics4
ECON 321Statistics *4
or MATH 263 Introduction to Statistics
or MATH 363 Probability Theory
ECON 375Econometrics4
ECON 492Senior Seminar2
Supporting Courses
MATH 235Calculus I4
Electives12
Select 12 credits 2
Total Credits40
*

Transfer credit for Statistics (MATH 163 AP Statistics) is also allowed.

1

The total number of credit hours if all courses are taken at Wheaton is 40. The department allows one credit hour of leeway to accommodate up to one three-credit course taken elsewhere and transferred in to Wheaton.

2

Select 12 elective credits from those courses listed as Economics major electives (ECON).

Additional math courses beyond MATH 235 are recommended. Seniors are required to take a comprehensive examination. A maximum of six hours of combined internship and independent study can be applied to the major.