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Applicants are responsible for requesting official credentials/transcripts from the appropriate institutions as defined below. A transcript is considered official if is sent directly from the institution of origin or the Ministry of Education to the Office of Admissions. Please do not mail your own transcripts. They cannot be accepted, even in a sealed envelope.
First-Year applicants must submit:
Official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary
Transfer and Post-baccalaureate applicants must submit:
Official credentials from all postsecondary institutions attended, even if you do not expect to transfer credit. Only transcripts issued within the last year will be accepted.
Transfer applicants with fewer than 45 transferable quarter (30 semester) credits must also submit official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary
TOEFL: Minimum Score: 79 (iBT) or 550 (paper-based).
IELTS: Minimum Score: 6.5
Duolingo: The Duolingo English Test is an online English proficiency test that can be taken in under an hour for $49. The test requires a computer with a camera, audio and reliable internet. Results are sent within 48 hours and shared with the schools you select for free. Score: 105 or higher
Grades: Earn at least a "B" or 3.0 in two college-level English composition courses at a U.S. college/university. Students with these grades are NOT required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.
The study of Economics will provide an understanding of economic concepts and the functioning of the economy in addition to the ability to apply economic analysis in problem solving. The Economics Department strives to provide a program which gives students rigorous training in both economic theory and applications.
Why Consider an Economics Major?
A degree in Economics can be the gateway to many careers. Professional economists are employed as advisors and researchers in both business and government and as teachers and researchers in academic institutions. Employment as an Economist generally requires the completion of graduate studies beyond the bachelor’s degree. Western’s graduates in Economics hold a variety of jobs in business and teaching. In addition, many of Economics graduates have had a high success rate for admissions to professional schools in law and business.
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Requirements
Choose one course from:
DSCI 205 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
MATH 240 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
MATH 341 - Probability and Statistical Inference Credits: 4
ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 303 - The History of Economic Thought Credits: 4
ECON 306 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 307 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 375 - Introduction to Econometrics Credits: 4
One course from:
MATH 124 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I Credits: 5
MATH 157 - Calculus With Applications to Business and Economics Credits: 4
MATH 134 - Calculus I Honors Credits: 5
MATH 138 - Accelerated Calculus Credits: 5 (or AP Calculus Exam with a score of 3 or better)
One course from:
MIS 220 - Introduction to Business Computer Systems Credits: 2
CSCI 101 - Computers and Applications Credits: 4
32 credits of electives in CBE, under departmental advisement; at least 24 of these credits must be upper-division credits in economics; a minimum of 16 of these 24 credits must be at the 400 level
Take one Communication Focus - Economics (CF-E) or a Communication Focus (CF) course within the College of Business and Economics, and a minimum of three writing proficiency points in approved upper-division writing proficiency courses (WP-3 points) at WWU with a minimum grade of C-. The CF-E/CF and WP courses must be taken within CBE and can be completed as part of the above required and elective courses, prior to graduation. Consult the Timetable of Classes for the specific course sections that fulfill the CF-E/CF and WP requirements.
Note: ECON 309, ECON 446 and ECON 447 may not be counted toward this major.
Emergency Health Insurance: $1,188 per year
