Economics Curriculum

Students entering the University of San Diego and/or declaring a major during 2021-22, should follow information contained in the printed course catalog (also known as the "catalog of record") published on April 1, 2021. Access the catalog of record at https://catalogs.sandiego.edu.

The Economics Major

Students majoring in economics must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in the catalog, lower-division business courses in preparation for the major, the Major Component requirements, and the Professional Development Passport Program.

Lower-Division Preparation for the Major

Students must earn a C- or better in all lower-division business preparatory courses for the major, as well as ECON 201 and ECON 202 in the Major Component.

Students who are pursuing a business major are expected to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses before earning 60 units. Students who have completed 45 – 59 units will receive an email reminding them of the policy that business majors need to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses by 60 units and recommending that they meet with a business advisor if needed.  Students, who have completed 60-74 units but still have outstanding lower-division business preparatory courses, will have an advisor hold placed on their account and must meet with a business advisor before registering for any upper-division business courses.  If a student has earned 75 or more units and still has not completed all of the lower-division business preparatory courses then the student will not be able to register for any upper-division business courses until the lower-division business preparatory courses have been successfully completed with a C- or better.

Students considering graduate studies in economics are advised to take MATH 150; MATH 151 and MATH 250 as well.

Major Component

The economics major requires a minimum of 18 upper-division units in the major be completed at USD.