If you're interested in graduate school in economics, you should be aware that the field at that level has become very mathematical. You should plan to take our Econometrics and our Mathematical Economics courses, and math courses in calculus and matrix algebra. Some top-name graduate schools even require them for admission. Towson State Economics Majors have pursued graduate degrees at Cornell University, University of Chicago, The Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, University of Virginia, University of Rochester, and other nationally ranked schools. The Minor is for the student with a serious interest in economics whose principal interest, however, lies elsewhere.
Most students satisfy the other twelve hours with four upper-level economics electives.
For a formal description of requirements, please consult the University Catalog. In the Double Major, the Economics Department cooperates with any of several other Departments to permit the student with strong intellectual curiosity and commitment to obtain a Major in two fields of study. Each Department offers the Double Major student some leeway, accepting for credit a few courses that would not count toward the single Major's requirements. A program of study that satisfies two Departments' requirements simultaneously must be planned carefully, so close consultation with advisers in each Department is strongly encouraged. The Department of Economics participates in the Double Major program with the Departments of Mathematics, Geography and Environmental Planning, and Political Science.