Economics: Associate of Arts Degree

Description

The Associate Degree is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students for work, citizenship and an enriched life as an educated person, and to lay a solid foundation for further study in the field of Economics.

This program of study is recommended for students interested in pursuing a career in economics or finance and is designed to provide the foundations required for upper level courses.

Admission Requirements

The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.

Declaration Requirements

Students intending to graduate with this Faculty of Business degree must declare the credential. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:

In good academic standing with the University
Completion of a minimum of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework.

Curricular Requirements

Within the framework of the Associate of Arts degree, you must complete at least 60 credits with a minimum grade of C in each course including the following:

All of:
	ECON 1150	Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
	ECON 1250	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
	ECON 2210	Money & Banking	3 credits
	ECON 2350	Intermediate Microeconomics I	3 credits
	POLI 1125	Introduction to Political Science	3 credits
	POLI 2150	States, Markets, Globalization: International Political Economy	3 credits
	SOCI 1125	Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
	SOCI 2260	Research Methods in Sociology	3 credits
One of:
	ECON 2255	Globalization in an Economic Framework	3 credits
	ECON 2260	Environmental Economics	3 credits
	ECON 2280	Labour Economics	3 credits
One of:
	MATH 1120	Differential Calculus	3 credits
	MATH 1130	Calculus for Life Sciences 1	3 credits
	MATH 1140	Calculus 1 (Business Applications)	3 credits
One of:
	ACCT 1230	Business Statistics	3 credits
	MATH 2315	Probability and Statistics	3 credits
	MATH 2341	Introduction to Statistics for Business	4 credits
	PSYC 2300	Applied Statistics	3 credits
One of:
	PHIL 1145	Critical Thinking	3 credits
	PHIL 1150	Basic Logic	3 credits
	PHIL 1155	Scientific Reasoning	3 credits

Students intending on pursuing a Major or Minor in Economics are encouraged to take a second course in calculus and a course in linear algebra. Those pursuing a degree in Finance should also take Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting.