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2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog

Business Economics, B.S.B.


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Business Economics is a subfield of economics, with a focus on the application of economic principles and quantitative analysis to business-related decision making. It is a discipline that uses economics and data analytics to enhance business management, providing tools and techniques to help businesses and organizations make informed choices and optimize their operations. The program equips students with skills and tools that are critical to decision making, market analysis, resource allocation, strategic planning, cost-benefit analysis, risk management, and policy/program evaluation to name a few.

Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120


As per University Graduation Requirements, a student must complete their degree with 120 overall credits, 42 of which must be upper-division.

50% of the business credit hours must be from the University of Wyoming.

University Studies Program


This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015  requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

Major Specific Courses


Economics Electives: 6 Credits


Any Economics Courses at a 4000+ level that have not been used to meet any other primary major requirements.

Advanced Business Electives: 6 Credits


Any business courses at a 3000+ level that have not been used to meet any other primary major requirements. 

Free Electives from Any College


Courses from any college at any level that have not been used to meet any other primary major requirement.

Additional Information


A complete curriculum sheet is available from the Academic Advising unit of the GJSSC in the College of Business Building.

Business Economics majors must hold a 2.500 cumulative grade point average in all economics courses at graduation, as well as a minimum 2.500 cumulative UW grade point average and a minimum 2.500 grade point average in all College of Business courses.

With approval of the department chair or director of undergraduate studies, students may substitute work in certain areas of accounting, agricultural economics, business administration, history, political science, finance, mathematics, statistics, or law for 6 hours of 4000-level economics courses.

Students who intend to continue to graduate work are urged to give special attention to courses in economics theory, statistics and mathematics. Those planning a career in econometrics or mathematical economics should consult the department head as to mathematics and statistics requirements in these fields of study.

All economics courses for the major need a minimum grade of C (not C-).

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