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Program Requirements
Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.
Undergraduate Programs
This program outline does not supersede or alter any calendar requirements. If differences exist, the calendar is correct. The program consists of 20.0 credits. A minimum of 9.0 and a maximum of 14.0 credits are in Economics.
Program Requirements
- Required courses (6.0 credits): EC120, EC140, EC270, EC281, EC285, EC290, EC295, EC370, EC390, EC395 and EC481; MA129 or MA110* or MA103.
- Additional courses (4.5 credits): 3.5 senior credits in Economics, including at least 2.0 credits in Economics at the 300 or 400 level, plus 1.0 senior credit either in Economics, Business, or in a related field as approved by the department.
Progression Requirements
- Progression requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.0 in Economics and a minimum overall GPA of 5.0. Please refer to the Progression section of the Undergraduate University Regulations.
- Graduation requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and a minimum overall GPA of 5.0.
- A student who has successfully completed all of the courses of their Honours BA Economics program, but who has not achieved the GPA required for graduation from that program, may elect to receive a BA degree (without General or Honours) which denotes the major of the honours program and a maximum of two eligible options/minors. An overall and major GPA of 5.0 must be met.
Program Regulations
To be eligible for the Lazaridis School Co-op Option, a student in this program must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 in Economics courses and a cumulative overall GPA of at least 6.0. In addition to the GPA requirements, a student must complete 5.0 credits by Aug. 31 of each year in the program in order to remain eligible for Co-op.
This program outline does not supersede or alter any calendar requirements. If differences exist, the calendar is correct. The program consists of 20.0 credits, of which 8.0 credits are in Economics and a minimum of 7.0 credits are in Business.
Program Requirements
- Required courses (13.0 credits): EC120, EC140, EC270, EC281, EC285, EC290, EC295, EC370, EC390, EC395 and EC481; MA129 or MA110* or MA103; BU111 or BU121; BU127, BU231, BU247, BU283, BU357, BU387, BU393, BU397, BU481; Any four of: BU457, BU466, BU467, BU477, BU486, BU487, BU497.
- Additional courses (2.5 credits): 2.5 senior Economics credits, including at least 1.5 credits in Economics at the 300 or 400 level.
Progression Requirements
- Progression requires a cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and Business courses combined, and an overall GPA of 6.0.
- Graduation requires a cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and Business courses combined, and a cumulative overall GPA of 6.0.
Program Regulations
To be eligible for the Lazaridis School Co-op Option, a student must complete 5.0 credits by Aug. 31 in each year of the program.
The program consists of 20.0 credits. A minimum of 8.5 and a maximum of 13.5 credits are in Economics, plus an additional 1.0 senior credit in Economics, Business or a cognate discipline.
Program Requirements
Required Courses: EC120, EC140, EC270, EC281, EC290, EC295, EC370, EC390, EC395, EC481; MA103, CP103 or CP104, DATA100, DATA200, MA122, MA200, ST259, ST260, ST362, MA371, ST494, and an additional 0.5-credit ST course at the 300 or 400 level.
Additional Courses (4.5 credits): 3.5 senior credits in Economics, including at least 2.0 credits in Economics at the 300 or 400 level; plus 1.0 senior credit either in Economics, Business, Mathematics, or Statistics.
Progression Requirements
Progression requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in Economics, and a minimum overall GPA of 4.00. Refer to the Progression section of the Undergraduate University Regulations.
Graduation requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in Economics, a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in CP/DATA/MA/ST courses, and a minimum overall GPA of 5.00.
A student who has successfully completed all of the courses of their Honours BA Economics and Data Analytics program, but who has not achieved the GPA required for graduation from that program, may elect to receive a BA degree (without General or Honours) which denotes the major of the honours program and a maximum of two eligible options/minors. An overall GPA of 4.0 and a major GPA of 5.00 must be met.
Program Regulations
To remain eligible for Lazaridis School Co-operative Education, a student in this program must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.00 in Economics courses and a cumulative overall GPA of at least 6.00. In addition to the GPA requirements, a student must complete 5.0 credits by August 31 of each year in the program.
The Honours BA Economics and Data Analytics program cannot be combined with any option or minor offered by the Department of Mathematics.
Students in this program cannot take EC285 to meet degree requirements, and must instead take ST259 and ST260 as prerequisites for EC295.
This program outline does not supersede any calendar requirements. If differences exist, the calendar is correct. The program consists of 20.0 credits, of which 8.0 credits are in Economics and a minimum of 5.5 credits are in Business.
Program Requirements
- Required courses (11.5 credits): EC120, EC140, EC270, EC281, EC285, EC290, EC295, EC370, EC390, EC395 and EC481; MA129 or MA110* or MA103; BU111 or BU121; BU127, BU231, BU247, BU283, BU357 or BU387, BU393, Any four of: BU353, BU400, BU403, BU410, BU413, BU416, BU419, BU423, BU429, BU433, BU443, BU449, BU453, BU463, BU473, BU483, BU493.
- Additional courses (2.5 credits): 2.5 senior Economics credits, including at least 1.5 credits in Economics at the 300 or 400 level.
Progression Requirements
- Progression requires a cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and Business courses combined, and an overall GPA of 6.0.
- Graduation requires a cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and Business courses combined, and a cumulative overall GPA of 6.0.
Program Regulations
To be eligible for the Lazaridis School Co-op Option, a student must complete 5.0 credits by Aug. 31 in each year of the program.
This program outline does not supersede or alter any calendar requirements. If differences exist, the calendar is correct. The combined Honours BA Economics program consists of 20.0 credits, of which a minimum of 8.0 credits are in Economics. Requirements of the related department must be met.
Program Requirements
- Required courses (8.5 credits): EC120, EC140, EC270, EC281, EC285, EC290, EC295, EC370, EC390, EC395 and EC481; MA129 or MA110* or MA103.
- Additional courses (2.5 credits): 2.5 senior credits in Economics, with at least 1.5 credits in Economics at the 300 or 400 level.
Progression Requirements
- Progression requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.0 in Economics and a minimum overall GPA of 5.0. Please refer to the Progression section of the Undergraduate University Regulations.
- Graduation requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.0 in Economics and a minimum overall GPA of 5.0.
- The separate requirements of the other honours program must also be met.
Program Regulations
To be eligible for the Lazaridis School Co-op Option, a student in this program must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 in Economics courses and a cumulative overall GPA of at least 6.0. In addition to the GPA requirements, a student must complete 5.0 credits by Aug. 31 of each year in the program in order to remain eligible for Co-op.
Note
Possible honours BA program combinations are given in the Faculty of Arts - Departments section, the Faculty of Science Departments section and Martin Luther University College.
Minors and Options
A minor consists of a minimum of 3.0 credits and allows a student to complete a secondary area of concentration in a subject different from their honours major(s).
Requirements
EC120, EC140 and 2.0 senior Economics credits, excluding any of: EC205, EC255, BU275, EC285.
Notes:
- The minimum requirement for the minor consists of 3.0 credits, no fewer than 2.0 of which shall be senior credits and no fewer than 2.0 of which shall be obtained at Laurier. Students may not hold a minor in a subject in which they have an honours field of specialization or option.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 4.5 is required on all courses of the minor subject(s).
- A minor is not available to students in the General BA, General CT or General BSc program without designation.
- Refer to university-wide Regulations Governing Minors/Options.
The Research Specialization is available to students in Year 4 of an Honours Economics program. To be eligible to apply for the specialization, students must have a minimum GPA of 8.0 in Economics courses, and must have completed EC370, EC390 and EC395 (or equivalent courses).
To receive the Research Specialization, a student must complete all of the requirements of an Honours Economics degree, plus 1.0 senior credit of Economics. In addition, the student must have completed EC450, EC470, EC491 and EC495 or equivalent courses as approved by the department.
Program Information
For information about this option, contact bbaadvising@wlu.ca or Bethany Ankucza (x2060), Amy Neufeld (x4857), or Lauren Osborne (x2572).
The Management Option is normally a direct-entry program for students with an incoming average of 85% or above; the option is meant to be combined with a major from the Faculties of Arts, Science, Music or the Department of Economics. Current Laurier students who are eligible, may apply for the option using the online Program Selection Form available through the Office of the Enrolment Services.
Students who have entered through direct-entry must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in BU111 and BU127 to progress to senior BU courses [200-, 300- and 400-level] For continuing students to be eligible to declare the option, a student must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in BU111 and BU127. A student must also successfully complete a recognized statistics course from their program of study or EC205 from the Department of Business prior to admission. Entry to the program is competitive and students would typically apply at the end of Year 2. Only students in an honours degree will be considered for admission.
The Management Option consists of the following 4.0 credits (8 courses):
Required Courses(3.0 credits):
BU111, BU127, BU223,(refer to Note 1), BU225 (refer to Note 2), BU352, BU354
Any one of the following (0.5 credit): EC120, EC140
Course from home Faculty (0.5 credit): EC205, EC255, EC285, PO218, PS296, MA241, ST230, ST231, ST260, SY382, or GG254 and GG258 (together only – 1.0 credit)
Regulations and Notes
- Students wanting to substitute BU283 – Financial Management I for BU223 - Fundamentals of Finance must complete BU283 course prerequisites. Students who complete BU223 must still complete BU283 if they wish to pursue other third- and fourth-year finance courses. Consult a Business Department academic advisor.
- Students wanting to substitute BU385 – Operations Management I for BU225 must complete BU385 course prerequisites. Students who complete BU225 must still complete BU385 if they wish to pursue other third- and fourth-year operations courses. Consult a Business Department academic advisor.
- Current students may apply for the option using the Program Selection Form available through the Of ce Enrolment Services AFTER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET: BU111 and BU127 and the statistics requirement given above.
- Any 300-level course may not be taken prior to Year 3.
- A cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all BU courses applicable to the Management Option is required for graduation. A 5.00 GPA is required in the one EC course and statistics course. A maximum of 2 repeats is allowed across these course requirements.
- At least 3.5 of the 4.0 credits in the option must be completed at Wilfrid Laurier University.