College of Arts & Sciences

Requirements for the Major:
GER Common Courses:  six courses
GER University Distribution:  fourteen courses including:

Mathematics - one of the following two-course sequences:

MAT 105         Finite Mathematics with Applications in Business
MAT 106         Brief Business Calculus

OR

MAT 1251-1261         Applied Calculus I-II

OR

MAT 1351-1361        Calculus II

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

ECN 101         Introductory Economics (Micro)
ECN 102         Introductory Economics (Macro)

GER Electives:  any twelve courses

Major Concentration:

ECN 311         Economic Statistics
ECN 301         Microeconomic Theory
                          OR
ECN 302         Macroeconomic Theory

AND any six other ECN 300-400 level economics courses

Minor in Economics

The minor in economics requires ECN 101 & 102 and 4 economics courses numbered 300 or higher.

GEP Major Checklist (Class of 2014 and subsequent classes)  

Integrated Learning Component (ILC): Economics majors have several options to satisfy the Integrated Learning Component (ILC) requirement.  All economics majors must take one math (MAT) course in addition to GEP Calculus 1 (Math Beauty).  Students who don't place into calculus 1 must take pre-calculus first.  Like Calculus 1, Intro to Statistics and Pre-calculus do NOT count towards the ILC requirement). For the remaining two courses, they may choose from the following.  Note that some courses in these disciplines have pre-requisites.
Two math courses - highly recommended for students considering graduate school in economics
One course from the 4 categories below and one math course
Two courses from the 4 categories below
1.  Any Computer Science (CSC) course. Students may take 1 or 2 CSC courses in addition to a math course.
2.  Any Political Science (POL) course.  Students may take 1 or 2 POL courses in addition to a math course.
3.  Any Social Science course (besides ECN and POL) or History (HIS) course.  Students may take 1 or 2 courses in addition to a math course but only one from each discipline.  For example, a major could take 1 HIS, 1 SOC and 1 MAT or 1 PSY, 1 POL and 1 MAT to fulfill the ILC requirement.  Students cannot take 2 SOC and 1 MAT or 2 HIS and 1 MAT to fulfill the ILC requirement.
4.  Economic Ethics (THE 373)

* The current list of approved overlay courses can be found at http://www.sju.edu/~iyermish/CITF/Documents.html

 General Education Program (GEP)

The General Education Program has been implemented for all SJU students, to take effect beginning with the class of 2014.  It constitutes the educational foundation for every student at SJU. This curriculum was designed with the three distinct goals: 1] to continue the Jesuit educational tradition of the centrality of the humanities for the curriculum; 2] to provide students the opportunity to explore intellectual and experiential interests across the academic disciplines; and 3] to enable our graduates to serve as well-trained, ethical and productive citizens of the world in the twenty-first century.      

The chart below presents a basic outline of our curricular requirements.  All students must complete common core courses, variable core classes, and major requirements, including three integrative learning courses from disciplines external to their major.  In addition, everyone must satisfy requirements for specific "overlays," as follows: one ethics-intensive course; one in diversity and/or globalization; and one designated writing-intensive class.  Overall, every student will complete 40 courses, with no more than 18 stemming from the General Education Core; with a maximum of 16 courses mandated by college, major and divisional requirements; and each student will be able to complete at least 6 free electives.  A sample curriculum plan appears below.  The number of requirements in sections IV, VI & VII will vary by major, AP scores and placement exams:

I. Jesuit Tradition Common Core (2 Courses)

(1) Theology 154 - Faith, Justice and the Catholic Tradition
(2) Philosophy 154 - Moral Foundations

II. Cultural Legacy Common Core (2 Courses)

(3) English 102 - Texts and Contexts                                                 
(4) History 100 - Forging the Modern World

III. Signature Variable Core (2 Courses)

(5) First Year Seminar             
(6) Faith & Reason course

IV. Variable Core Courses (typically 10 courses)

(7) English 101 /Writing Course
(8) Fine Arts or Literature
(9) Mathematics
(10) Social/Behavioral Science - ECN 101
(11) Theology/ Religious Studies: Religious Difference
(12) Philosophy 250-299 Human Anthropology
(13/14) 1 Natural Science course w/lab or 2 Natural Science courses w/o lab
(15/16) Non-Native Language - 0, 1 or 2 semesters depending upon placement

V. Integrative Learning (3 courses, see explanation other page)      (17-19)

VI. Major Concentration (10 Courses minimum, but ECN 101 satisfies GEP Social/Behavioral Science)    (20-29)

VII. Electives (12 courses, 13 if Natural Science 2 is required)     (31-40)

The Intensives - Overlay Requirements.  Specific courses may be specified by the major department; and may also be fulfilled by the First Year Seminar and electives.

Ethics - Intensive Experience
Writing - Intensive Experience
Diversity/Globalization - Intensive Experience