This program is available at the following locations:

• Corvallis
• Ecampus
• OSU-Cascades (hybrid)

Businesses, public agencies, and other employers want employees who can think, communicate orally, write, and solve problems and who are comfortable with quantitative analysis. The Economics minor perfectly prepares students to meet these demands. Students completing the minor will demonstrate an understanding of microeconomic theory and apply economic theory to issues in fields of economics.

Minor Code: 885

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Communicate economic theory and applications in written and oral form.
• Analyze consumer, firm, market, and macroeconomic behavior using microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
• Examine issues in fields of economics using economic theory.
• Derive basic estimators and prove their properties, estimate economic models using data, test hypotheses, forecast, and interpret estimates.

Students in the Economics minor must complete a minimum of 27 credits with a GPA of at least 2.0 in their program of study. A maximum of two courses (8 credits) may be taken on an S/U basis.

Students are advised to consult with the Economics advisor before completing their coursework.

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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025

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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond

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Students cannot receive credit toward the minor for both ECON 311 and ECON 411

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ST 351 serves as a substitute for four credits of economics upper-division coursework when ECON 424 is part of the student’s program

Minor Code: 885