Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Economics Requirements

Introduction to College
ECON 1000Economics at Northeastern1
or BUSN 1102 Personal Skill Development for Business
Required Economics Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists (ECON 2350 or MGSC2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major)4
or MGSC 2301 Business Statistics
or MATH 2280 Statistics and Software
or MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
Economics Electives
Complete five courses from the following ranges, with no more than one at the introductory (1000) level. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs:20
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 2990 to ECON 3559
ECON 3561 to ECON 4689
ECON 4692 or ECON 4997 (Capstone may be taken as an elective.)
ECON 4900 to ECON 4999
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999

Business Requirements

Accounting
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors4
Finance
FINA 2201Financial Management4
Marketing
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
Organizational Behavior
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
or ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
International Business/Social Responsibility
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4

Business Concentration

Complete one of the following business concentrations:

Business Experiential Learning 

Complete at least one of the following experiences:0-8
BUSN 4945In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum8
COOP 3945Co-op Work Experience0
COOP 3946Co-op Work Experience--Half Time0
COOP 3947Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time0
COOP 3948Co-op Work Experience Abroad0
EEBA 2945Internship Experience0
EEBA 2948Internship Experience Abroad0

Supporting Courses

Mathematics
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Computer Science
Complete one of the following:4-5
Computer Science and Its Applications
and Lab for CS 1100 (Selecting this 5 SH option will add one additional semester hour to your degree program.)
Fundamentals of Information Analytics
Co-op Preparation
BUSN 1103Professional Development for Business Co-op1
or EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Integrative and Capstone Requirement
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4

Economics GPA Requirement

Grades in the following four economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):

Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Statistics for Economists
Business Statistics
Statistics and Software
Probability and Statistics
Applied Econometrics

Business GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA is required in business courses.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 12014ECON 11164ECON 23154MKTG 22014
ECON 1000 or BUSN 11021FINA 22014NUpath DD4Open Elective4
ECON 11154INTB 12034  
ENGW 11114MGSC 2301 or ECON 23504  
MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014Co-op0Co-op0ORGB 3201 or 32034
BUSN 1103 or EESH 20001  Elective4
CS 1100 or MISM 25104   
ECON 23164   
ECON elective 14   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 25604Co-op0Co-op0Advanced writing in the disciplines4
Concentration course 14  Elective4
Concentration course 24   
ECON elective 24   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
STRT 45014Concentration course 44  
Concentration course 34ECON elective 44  
ECON elective 34ECON elective 54  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130