For Economics majors, related courses are classes that are taught in other departments but relate to Economics. It is a requirement that both B.A. and B.S. students complete 12+ credits worth of related classes.
When choosing related courses, make sure that the class is
At the 2000-level or higher AND meets ONE of the following criteria
- The course or department is pre-approved - see below.
- The course is cross-listed with a pre-approved course.
- The course is 2000+ level and taken for a double major, dual degree, or minor. This applies even if the course is not listed below as pre-approved.
- The course has been pre-approved by an academic advisor.
When choosing related courses, make sure that the class is NOT
Cross-listed with an Economics course. If a class is cross-listed, it will be noted in the course description on the University Catalog.
Pre-approved related classes
Certain classes have been pre-approved to count toward the Related Course requirement.
Courses taught by any of the following departments are pre-approved as related classes
| Accounting – ACCT |
| Agriculture and Natural Resources – AGNR |
| Agricultural and Resource Economics – ARE |
| Anthropology – ANTH |
| Business Administration – BADM |
| Business Law – BLAW |
| Biomedical Engineering – BME |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering – CE |
| Chemical Engineering – CHEG |
| Cognitive Science – COGS |
| Computer Science and Engineering – CSE |
| Communication – COMM |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering – ECE |
| Engineering – ENGR |
| Finance – FNCE |
| Geography – GEOG |
| History – HIST |
| Healthcare Management and Insurance – HSMI |
| Journalism – JOUR |
| Mathematics – MATH |
| Mechanical Engineering – ME |
| Management – MENT |
| Marketing – MKTG |
| Materials Science and Engineering – MSE |
| Natural Resources and the Environment – NRE |
| Operations and Information Management – OPIM |
| Philosophy – PHIL |
| Political Science – POLS |
| Public Policy – PP |
| Psychology – PSYC |
| Sociology – SOCI |
| Statistics – STAT |
| Urban and Community Studies – URBN (EXCEPT FOR 3439) |
All of the following courses are pre-approved as related
| SPAN 3170 Business Spanish | HDFS 3342 Family Resource Management |
| FREN 3217 Business French | HDFS 3421 Low Income Families |
| HRTS 3254 Business Solutions for Societal Challenges | HDFS 3431 Families and Work |
| HRTS 3475 Economic Development and Human Rights | HDFS 3433 Consumer Rights and Responsibilities |
| WGSS 2267 Women and Poverty | HDFS 3442/LLAS 3250 Latino Health and Health Care |
| WGSS 3264 Gender in the Workplace | HDFS 3473/AASI 3473 Asian-Pacific American Families |
| HDFS 3510 Planning and Managing Human Service Programs |
AFRA 3042/ HDFS 3042/ WGSS3042