Economics Honors Program

Admission to the Program

Students may apply for admission into the honors program in their junior or senior year after completing 15 credits in economics. In order to qualify for admission, the student must possess a GPA in economics and overall GPA of at least 3.2. Students will be accepted into the honors program upon receiving a positive recommendation from a majority of the economics faculty.

Minimum Requirements of Program

• Core requirements of Economics Major:
  • Eco 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
  • Eco 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Eco 300 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Eco 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• Additional Core Courses:
  • Eco 312 - Introduction to Econometrics
  • Eco 405 - Seminar in Economic Theory and Policy, or
    Eco 409 - Applied Mathematical Economics Seminar
  • Eco 499 - Independent Study for Honors in Economics
• Twelve hours of Economics electives
• Cognate requirements of Economics major

Requirements for graduation with honors in Economics

• Satisfactory completion of honors program.
• A minimum GPA of 3.2 in Economics and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.

For more information, contact economic honors adviser John Kane at john.kane@oswego.edu.