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2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

B.S. Specialization in Business Economics


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Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 124


Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 124 Semester Hours


The successful completion of at least 124 semester hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in work completed at Hofstra.

2. Liberal Arts


At least 62 semester hours must be completed in the liberal arts. Economics courses offered by the Department of Economics and Geography may not be applied toward this requirement.

3. Residence Requirements


There are three requirements that must ordinarily be completed in residence at Hofstra: 15 semester hours in the major field of specialization, at least three semester hours in distribution course work toward each divisional distribution course requirement, and the last 30 semester hours. The 15 semester hours in the major and the resident distribution course requirement need not be included within the last 30 hours.

4. General Requirements


English


The same distribution requirements as for the B.A.

Humanities - Semester Hours: 9


Natural Sciences - Semester Hours: 3


Social Sciences - Semester Hours: 9


Foreign Languages


LING 101or proficiency at least level 2 in one foreign language. This proficiency can be demonstrated by satisfactory completion of a level 2 foreign language course in college or by passing the foreign language level 2 proficiency examination administered by the language departments.

5. Major Requirements


Students planning to pursue graduate work in economics are strongly advised to take ECO 182 (Introduction to Econometrics). Economics electives must be at the 10 level. In addition, 3 semester hours in statistics (MATH 8, or QM 1), and four semester hours in computer science (BCIS 14) are required. Students are required to take a total of 25 hours in business. Business credits in excess of 25 will not be counted toward a degree in Business Economics. All business courses must be chosen under advisement. Of the geography courses, only GEOG 135 and GEOG 193 may be offered as economics electives.

6. Recommended


Students who wish to specialize in a specific area of business are recommended to plan early, and under faculty advisement take one of the following six combinations of courses in business, elective economics, and general requirements.

International Business


Choose 12 credits from the Economics courses listed below.  Also required is 6 semester hours in Geography including 3 semester hours in GEOG 1 or 135.

Management


Any five, three credit undergraduate elective courses in management and/or general business (except GBUS 1 and 180); and a choice of twelve credits from the following economics courses:

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