BA in Economics
Majoring or Minoring in Economics
Instructions to declare an Economics Major/Minor please follow these:
- Click here to complete your Economics Major concentration form.
- To declare your Economics Major, use this form.
- You must complete both forms and email them to an advisor for signature.
Four requirements for a major in economics
- C- or better in each of the 11 courses (including Math 131) used to obtain a major in economics. A higher grade in Math 131 cannot be used to satisfy the following two averages. The P/NC option may not be utilized for any course required for the economics major, including MATH 131 or the equivalent.
- C average in 6 required courses for the major in Economics: 101, 102, 202, 201, 249, and 382.
- C average in 10 Economics or Business courses (6 required plus 4 elective) for the major in Economics. If more than 4 electives are taken, the best 4 are counted in the average.
- Of the 10 required and elective Economics or Business courses, at least 6 (not counting Math 131) must be taken at Queens College so that not more than 4 can be transferred.
- Courses that can be taken as electives include Economics and Business courses that are 200 level and above. BUS160W and ECON393 cannot be used as electives.
| wdt_ID | A Major in Economics Requires 7 Courses and 4 Electives as follows: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MATH 131: Calculus with Applications to the Social Sciences I or 141 or 151. We strongly encourage students to seek placement in Math 141 (or 151). |
| 2 | 2 | ECON 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 102: Introduction to Microeconomics |
| 4 | 4 | ECON 202: Price Theory or ECO 225 |
| 5 | 5 | ECON 201: Macro-Economic Analysis or ECO 226 |
| 6 | 6 | ECO 249: Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business or MATH 241 |
| 7 | 7 | ECO 382: Introduction to Econometrics (which requires ECON 249 and MATH 131) or BUS 384 |
| 8 | 8 | First Economics Elective. |
| 9 | 9 | Second Economics Elective. |
| 10 | 10 | Third Economics Elective. |
| 11 | 11 | Fourth Economics Elective. |
- You can achieve High Honors in Economics if you maintain a 3.5 in all courses required for the major and you take ECON392W for one of your electives.
- Click here to complete your Economics Major concentration form.
- To declare your Economics Major, use this form.
- You must complete both forms and email them to an advisor for signature.
CONTACTING THE DEPARTMENT
To contact the economics department, please send an email to econdept@qc.cuny.edu. Alternatively, please feel free to send your questions to the appropriate faculty member.
Economics Department Staff:
Ms. Dianne Marin
CUNY Office Assistant
Dianne.Marin@qc.cuny.edu
718-997-5440
Ms. Oneida Nieves
CUNY Office Assistant
Oneida.Nieves@qc.cuny.edu
Ms. Angela Benjumea
College Assistant
Angela.Benjumea@qc.cuny.edu
Dept. Office: Powdermaker 300
Phone: 718-997-5440
Fax: 718-997-5466
Address:
Department of Economics
Powdermaker Hall 300
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY, 11367
David Gabel
Chair of Economics Department
David.Gabel@qc.cuny.edu
718-997-5441
Four requirements for a minor in economics
- C- or better in each of the 7 courses (including Math 131) used to obtain a minor in economics. A higher grade in Math 131 cannot be used to satisfy the following two averages.
- C average in 4 required courses for the minor in Economics: 101, 102; and two of Economics 202, 201, and 249.
- C average in 6 Economics or Business courses (4 required plus 2 elective) for the minor in Economics. If more than 2 electives are taken, the best 2 are counted in the average.
- Of the 6 required and elective Economics or Business courses, at least 4 (not counting Math 131) must be taken at Queens College so that not more than 2 can be transferred.
- Courses that can be taken as electives include Economics and Business courses that are 200 level and above. BUS160W and ECON393 cannot be used as electives.
| wdt_ID | A Minor in Economics Requires 5 Courses and 2 Electives as follows: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MATH 131: Calculus with Applications to the Social Sciences I or 141 or 151. We strongly encourage students to seek placement in Math 141 (or 151). |
| 2 | 2 | ECON 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 102: Introduction to Microeconomics |
| 4 | 4 | ECON 202/ECO 225: Price Theory or ECON 201/ECO 226: Macro-Economic Analysis or ECO 249/MATH 241: Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business |
| 5 | 5 | ECON 202/ECO 225: Price Theory or ECON 201/ECO 226: Macro-Economic Analysis or ECO 249/MATH 241: Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business |
| 6 | 6 | First Economics Elective. |
| 7 | 7 | Second Economics Elective. |
- Click here to complete your Economics Minor concentration form.
- To declare your Economics Minor, use this form.
- You must complete both forms and email them to an advisor for signature.
Economics 100, 101, and 102 have all been approved to satisfy certain PLAS (Perspectives in the Liberal Arts) requirements, the general education requirements that apply to students who matriculated in fall 2009 or later. Each of these economics courses satisfies two requirements: “Areas of Knowledge and Inquiry: Analyzing Social Structures” and “Global Contexts: United States.” PLAS requires two courses in the Social Structures category, but they must be from two different departments. Hence, students who have taken both Economics 101 and Economics 102 can receive PLAS credit for only one course.
Why take MATH 141 (or 151) as opposed to MATH 131?
We strongly encourage taking MATH 141 (or 151) over MATH 131. There are several good reasons for this:
First, it opens up many doors. MATH 141 (or 151) provides access to other courses in Math and Computer Science. Instead MATH 131 is a dead-end.
Second, it is a great investment. MATH 141 (or 151) will provide you with the mathematical skills you need to excel in courses such as ECON 201 and 202, and BUS 249, 353, 382 or 386.
Third, MATH 141 (or 151) is a pre-requisite for the Financial Modeling Minor, which is a great addition to your Economics major if you are interested in a career in quantitative finance or economics.
All of the full-time faculty serve as faculty advisors for prospective majors. The office of the Department of Economics is located in Powdermaker Hall Room 300A.