Economics Majors
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science in Economics
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics with an International emphasis
- Bachelor of Science in Economics
University Core Requirements
Please consult the University Core requirements page for additional courses as required by the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.
Lower Division Major Requirements
The lower division curriculum for the major in Economics consists of completion of 1-2 courses in
Economics, 1
Statistics course and 2 courses in
Mathematics.
Economics requirement
Choose Option A or Option B
Option A
Take the following 2 courses:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| ECON 110: Introduction to Microeconomics |
ECON 1: Principles of Economics - Microeconomics |
| ECON 120: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
ECON 2: Principles of Economics - Macroeconomics |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
OR
Option B
Take the following course:
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ECON 105: Accelerated Introductory Economics |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |
Statistics requirement
Take
one of the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
Choose one course:
ECON 230: Introductory Statistics
ECON 235: Accelerated Introductory Statistics |
Take the following course:
• ECON/MGT 10: Statistics for Business and Economics |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
Mathematics requirement
Students choose Option A or Option B
Students strongly are urged to choose Option A.
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science are strongly are advised to choose Option A.
Option A
Choose 2 of the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
Choose 2 courses:
MATH 120: Precalculus
MATH 131: Calculus I
MATH 132: Calculus II
MATH 234: Calculus III |
Choose 2 courses:
• MATH 2: Precalculus Mathematics
• MATH 3A: Analytic Geometry and Calculus
• MATH 3B: Analytic Geometry and Calculus
• MATH 3C: Analytic Geometry and Calculus |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |
OR
Option B
Take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE COURSE |
| MATH 111: Mathematical Analysis for Business I |
Under Review |
| MATH 112: Mathematical Analysis for Business II |
Under Review |
| LMU |
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE |