Business Economics

Group photo of Economics department, fall 2019
George Davis teaches Economics 301
Students sit in Taylor Auditorium for a class
Students staff a Women in Economics table at Meet the B-Orgs

This sample plan is for students admitted to business after one year and is intended for students who started at Miami in Fall 2022. If you started at Miami before Fall 2022, please consult with an advisor. This sample plan is a supplement to your Degree Audit Report. Consult with your advisor on a regular basis for individual academic planning.

IP = Intercultural Perspectives
FYIC = First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104)

First Year

First Semester
Course Number
of Hours
MTH 141 or 151 5
ENG 111 or Creative Arts 3
Science 3
Humanities 3
Non-Business Elective 2
Total Semester Hours 16
Second Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ECO 201 3
Creative Arts or ENG 111 3
Science w/Lab 4
Diversity/IP 3
Non-Business Elective 3
Total Semester Hours 16

Second Year

First Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ACC 221 3
FYIC 8
ECO 202 3
Thematic Sequence 3
Total Semester Hours 17
Second Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ACC 222 3
ISA/STA 125 3
CSE 148 3
ECO Elective 3
BUS 284* or MKT 291 3
Total Semester Hours 15

Third Year

First Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ISA 225 3
ISA 235 3
ECO 315 or ECO 317 3
MKT 291 OR BUS 284* 3
Thematic Sequence 3
Total Semester Hours 15
Second Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ECO 317 or 315 3
ECO 311 or ECO Elective 3
MKT 291 or MGT 295 3
FIN 301 3
Global Perspectives 3
Total Semester Hours 15

Fourth Year

First Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ECO Adv Elective 3
ECO Elective or ECO 311 3
BLS 342 3
MGT 295 or MGT 291 3
Thematic Sequence 3
Total Semester Hours 15
Second Semester
Course Number
of Hours
ECO Adv Elective 3
ECO Elective 3
Business Capstone 3
Global Perspectives 3
Non-Business Elective 3
Total Semester Hours 15

Departmental Notes:

  • A 2.0 GPA is required across all ECO courses to graduate.
  • At least 9 hours of upper-level ECO coursework must be taken at Miami (including ECO 315 and ECO 317).
  • ECO 405 may satisfy the Business Capstone and ECO Elective requirement.
  • It is strongly advised that students do not take ECO 315 and 317 in the same semester.
  • The major requires 15 hours of ECO electives, at least 6 of those hours must be in courses that require ECO 315 or 317 as a pre-requisite (known as ECO Adv Electives and numbered 410 or above).
  • Prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level courses include ECO 201 and ECO 202 unless otherwise stated.
  • Additional Resources:

General Requirements:

  • Must earn 124 hours to graduate; minimum of 52 hours of non-business coursework required.
  • 2.0 GPA overall and 2.0 GPA in business required to graduate.
  • FSB students must select a non-business thematic sequence (some exceptions - consult your advisor).
  • Pre-requisite information available in the Miami Bulletin.
  • Diversity courses may meet GMP Intercultural Perspectives.
  • First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104) satisfies GMP Experiential Learning.
  • BUS/ENG 284 fulfills Advanced Writing

 

Revised by FSB Advising, July 2022