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2025-2026 Binghamton University Academic Guide 
    
2025-2026 Binghamton University Academic Guide

ECON 497 - Independent Study In Economics


Credits: Variable

Tutorial study for advanced students on special topics not offered elsewhere in the curriculum. Interested students should first choose a research topic of interest to them. They should then select an economics faculty member, preferably with a specialization in that area, to supervise the research project. Final approval by the director of undergraduate studies, is required prior to completing registration in the Economics Department.