Program Requirements

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Students who have taken ECN 2030 can take Macro to complete the sequence.

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This course may be counted towards the selected credit hours if it has not been used to meet the required courses requirement.

Regulations Governing Minors 

1. Minors at Aurora University are optional. They are not required for graduation.
2. A minor shall comprise a minimum of 18 semester hours.
3. At least 25% of the credits applied to a minor must be earned at AU.
4. Each minor must be developed and monitored by an approved program committee of the faculty; new or substantially revised minors require the approval of the Board of Trustees based on recommendations from the program committee, the appropriate school/college governance bodies, the Academic Dean, appropriate university governance bodies, the Chief Academic Officer, and the President.
5. Beyond the minimum coursework requirement, the content, structure, and extent of a minor are prerogatives of the individual program committees within the schools and colleges of the university, except as otherwise defined or restricted by the academic regulations.
6. No “D” will apply toward minors.
7. A maximum of four (4) semester hours of credit/no credit coursework will apply toward a minor.

Learning Outcomes:

The student will be able to:

1. Use supply and demand to analyze current events and market outcomes.
2. Explain the causes of short-run fluctuations in macroeconomic variables such as unemployment, inflation, and economic growth.
3. Use models to explain the decision-making behavior of economic agents in different market structures.
4. Gather, analyze, and interpret economic data.
5. Analyze the effects of various policies using models and data.