Skip to main content

Program at a Glance

Program
Bachelor
College(s)
College of Business
Department(s)
Economics
Best Colleges Business Programs - U.S. News & World Report badge

The Bachelor of Science in Economics is designed for students who wish to receive specialized training in Economics within a broad liberal arts education. Flexibility to select from a variety of courses allows students to customize their education to their personal interests and career goals. An Economics degree provides skills and training for careers in business, law, government, politics, teaching, research, and a variety of other areas. This degree also provides a strong foundation for future graduate studies in business, economics, law and public administration. Successful completion of this program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Economics. Not eligible for a double degree with the BSBA in Business Economics.

Admission Requirements

  • None

Degree Requirements

  • Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog requirements.
  • General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisite courses are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
  • Students must earn a "B" or higher in QMB 3003 and QMB 3200 (or a "C" or higher in the equivalent calculus and statistics courses). In addition, only grades of "C" or higher transfer into the program and students must earn a minimum of "C" or higher in all courses applied to the major. This includes all courses under requirements Common Program Prerequisites (CPP), Core Requirements: Advanced Level, and Restricted Electives.
  • Students enrolled in UCF’s Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) program who complete ECO 4903H (3 units) and ECO 4970H (3 units), and then successfully defend their thesis can substitute ECO 4970H for one restricted elective course in the major.
  • The College of Business does not permit Common Program Prerequisites, Primary Core, Secondary Core, Capstone, or any major/elective course to be taken on an elective S/U grading basis.

Undergraduate Application Deadlines

Fall
May 1
Spring
November 1
Summer
March 1
Fall
July 1
Spring
November 1
Summer
March 1
Fall
March 1
Spring
September 1
Summer
January 1

Ready to get started?


University of Central Florida Colleges