Requirements for Majors and Minors

In successfully completing a major in Economics, a student will be able to:

• gain access to existing economic knowledge;
• develop a command of existing economic knowledge;
• utilize economic knowledge to explain economic issues; and
• create new economic knowledge.

Requirements for Major or Minor

The economics major is available as a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree.

For a major in Economics: 36 credits, including 210, 411, 412, 416, and 417. The remaining courses must be selected from among 321, 331, 332, 341, 351, 352, 361, and 461, and no more than eight credits from 481, 480, 487, and 490.

For a minor in Economics: 20 credits, including 210, 411, 412. The remaining courses must be selected from among 321, 331, 332, 341, 351, 352, 361, and 461.

Departmental Quantitative Requirements

Students enrolling in economics courses must demonstrate the following quantitative prerequisites: 1. To enroll in 210 a student must have met the college’s mathematics proficiency requirement. 2. To enroll in courses numbered 411, and above, a student must: (a) complete MATH 160 or above or the equivalent with a grade above a C-; (b) complete MATH 140 or 340 or the equivalent with a grade above a C-.

Departmental Policy on Prerequisites and Residency

The Economics Department presumes that students will have taken the applicable prerequisite(s) when registering for courses. However, all courses have the option of “consent of instructor.” Prerequisites will be waived only when the instructor and the department chair deem that a student’s background render the applicable prerequisite(s) unnecessary. For purposes of meeting the college’s residency requirement, the department requires that 20 credits in the major and 12 credits in the minor be completed at Linfield. For Oregon Initial Teaching Licensure in Social Studies, a student must complete the Linfield Teacher Education Program and the State of Oregon licensure requirements. In order to complete these requirements, a student must begin taking education courses no later then his/her sophomore year. The student must be advised by an Education Department faculty member each semester prior to registration.