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Mar 28, 2024
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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. English
The same distribution requirements as for the B.A. Humanities - Semester Hours: 9
Natural Sciences - Semester Hours: 3
Mathematics - Semester Hours: 6
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
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