Economics

The Major

Students concentrating in Economics take a minimum of 40 credits. All majors must take the following courses which total 26 credits:

  • ECON 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Macro and Globalization

  • ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics: Micro and Institutions

  • ECON 201 Survey of Economic Thought

  • ECON 204 Quantitative Foundations for Economics

  • ECON 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics

  • ECON 303 Intermediate Microeconomics

  • ECON 486 Senior Capstone Experience I: Writing

  • ECON 488 Senior Capstone Experience II: Reading

In addition majors must take 14 upper-level credits. All students are required to complete a comprehensive exam at the end of the Fall Semester of the Senior year. Those who don't pass it the first time may retake it in the Spring Semester of the Senior year. The Department also will invite eligible students to expand their senior research paper for Honors, to be completed during the Spring Semester of the Senior year.

The following expectations also apply to Economic Majors:

  • Students may transfer in only 12 non-Earlham credits towards their major.

  • ECON 301 and 303 must be taken at Earlham — no non-Earlham courses may be substituted for them.