Economics Minor

Location(s): Main Campus

To declare a minor in economics, students must have completed 60 credits.

Requirements

Departmental requirements for a minor in economics are six full courses distributed as listed below. At least four of the courses must be taken at Binghamton University. These four courses must include Econ 360 and at least one elective.

ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 162 Principles of Macroeconomics
One of the following Calculus Options
- MATH 220 Calculus for Business and Management OR
- MATH 224 Differential Calculus AND MATH 225 Integral Calculus
ECON 360 Microeconomic Theory
Two addiitonal courses in Economics
- One must be numbered 400-489
- 400-level economics courses require MATH 147 or the equivalent

Notes:

At least four of the courses in the student’s minor program must be in addition to those counted toward fulfilling the requirements for the student’s major(s) and/or other minor(s).

Therefore, students whose major/minor requirements in other fields include more than three of the courses listed above will need to substitute additional 300+ level economics elective courses to meet the requirements for the economics minor.