Bachelor of Arts in Economics – ECON Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AA-T in Economics. At least six units in the major (ECON 101, ECON 102) and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Additional units in the major may have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 40 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9–15 Units
- American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer.
- Upper-Division GE, Areas B, C, and D (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering this major with the AA-T in Economics are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
- Complementary Studies: Consult with a department advisor on how transfer units and SF State units can be applied to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
Economics Major: 33–37 Units
ECON 101 and ECON 102 met in transfer; MATH 226 may have been met in transfer.
- Major Core (15–19 units) - includes Culminating Experience/GWAR course
- Major Electives (18 units)
University Electives: 8 or More Units
Depending on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., UD GE and the major.
First Semester | Units | |
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MATH 226 | Calculus I (Major Core, B4) | 4 |
US History | ||
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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U.S. and California Government | ||
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer |
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GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
University Elective | 3 | |
Units | 10 | |
Second Semester | ||
ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (Major Core) | 3 |
Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
Business Statistics I | ||
Statistical Methods and Interpretation | ||
Elementary Statistics (B4) | ||
Major Elective (18 units) - Take One 1 | 3 | |
University Elective – Take Two | 5 | |
Units | 14 | |
Third Semester | ||
ECON 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (Major Core) | 3 |
ECON 312 | Introduction to Econometrics (Major Core) | 3 |
Major Elective (18 units) - Take Two 1 | 6 | |
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
ECON 690GW | Senior Seminar: Economic Inquiry and Analysis - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
Major Elective (18 units) - Take Three 1 | 9 | |
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Total Units | 54 |
1 | Upper-Division Electives (18 Units) Economics majors are required to take six upper-division elective courses in economics. There are over 20 elective courses, including some cross-listed courses with other programs, offered each year on such subjects as money and banking, international economics, labor economics, industrial organization, experimental economics and game theory, health economics, public finance, law and economics, economic history, urban economics, environmental economics, and economic development. Upon prior advisement, a maximum of two courses may be taken from another department in a related discipline. ECON 400 Economic and Social History of the United States (3 units) ECON 450 Health Economics (3 units) ECON 474/HIST 474/LABR 474 History of Labor in the United States (3 units) ECON 500 Money and Banking (3 units) ECON 501 Money and Capital Markets (3 units) ECON 505 Public Economics (3 units) ECON 510/LABR 510 Labor Economics (3 units) ECON 511/LABR 511 Collective Bargaining (3 units) ECON 512 Economics of Poverty and Discrimination (3 units) ECON 515 Economics of Crime and Justice (3 units) ECON 516 Law and Economics (3 units) ECON 520 Industrial Organization (3 units) ECON 535/USP 535 Urban Economics (3 units) ECON 540 Economics of Gender (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ) ECON 541 Economics of LGBTQ Issues (3 units) ECON 550 Environmental Economics (3 units) ECON 560 Economics of Growth (3 units) ECON 601 Applied Microeconomics (3 units) ECON 605 Seminar: History of Economic Thought (3 units) ECON 611 International Trade Theory and Policy (3 units) ECON 612 International Finance and Macroeconomics (3 units) (GP) ECON 616 Experimental Economics and Game Theory (3 units) ECON 618 Economic Inference: Methods and Applications (3 units) ECON 620 Economic Development (3 units) ECON 635/I R 635 Economics of Globalization (3 units) ECON 640 Health Economics Analysis and Research (3 units) ECON 651/ENVS 651/FIN 651 Student Managed Fund in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investments (3 units) ECON 675 Natural Resource Economics (3 units) ECON 680 Applied Economics and Data Analysis with R (3 units) ECON 699 Independent Study (1-3 units) |