2015-2016 Catalog 
    
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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Economics-Accounting Major


Major Requirements


The major in economics-accounting requires 11 courses, distributed as follows:

1. Core Requirement (7 courses)


Notes:


  • ECON 101 CM  and ECON 102 CM  require completion of basic calculus at the level of MATH 030 CM - Calculus I , or higher.
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  • ECON 125 CM  and ECON 134 CM  require completion of a college-level statistics course or the equivalent; students with a score of 4 or 5 on AP Statistics will have met this requirement. Students without a prior college-level statistics course usually take   as the prerequisite course. ECON 120 CM  or its equivalent must be taken for a letter grade.
  • Economics-Accounting courses, with the exception of ECON 151 CM  and ECON 157 CM , are level I elective courses for economics majors.

Senior Thesis in Economics-Accounting


The senior thesis is a general education requirement and the capstone experience of a student’s undergraduate education. Students must complete a senior thesis in at least one of their majors under supervision of a faculty reader who teaches within that major, unless granted a special exception.

Students pursuing honors in economics-accounting are required to take ECON 159 CM - Accounting Theory and Research  or another approved advanced accounting course prior to or concurrent with senior thesis. For further information, see Honors in Economics-Accounting below.

Special Options for Majors


Dual Major


The dual major in economics-accounting requires 9 courses, distributed as follows:

1. Core Requirement (7 courses)


Notes:


  • Students with a dual major including economics-accounting are encouraged to write their senior thesis on a topic in economics-accounting. For further information, see Senior Thesis in Economics-Accounting above.
  • Note the restrictions on honors in the major for students with a dual major under Honors in Economics-Accounting below. For further information on dual majors and the requirements for the other discipline of the dual major, check the appropriate sections of this catalog.

Honors in Economics-Accounting


Requirements for honors in economics-accounting are:

  • A grade point average of 10.50 or better in the major at the time of graduation.
  • Completion of ECON 159 CM - Accounting Theory and Research , during the senior year. In years when ECON 159 CM  will not be offered, candidates may complete an elective course from a list of qualifying courses available from the Director of the Economics-Accounting faculty during the senior year. This course must be taken prior to or concurrent with senior thesis.
  • Completion of a senior thesis containing substantial accounting content and reflecting superior understanding of accounting analysis. Compliance with these requirements can be established through either of two methods:
    1. The thesis is written under the direction of an Economics-Accounting faculty member as either primary or secondary reader.
    2. The thesis is written under the direction of any other Robert Day School faculty member as the primary reader and the topic is approved in advance, and verified upon completion, by the Director of the Economics-Accounting faculty as meeting the requirements.

Students with dual majors including economics-accounting who wish to be considered for honors in economics-accounting are eligible if they:

  • Have completed all requirements for a full major in economics-accounting and are granted honors, or
  • Qualify and receive honors in both disciplines of their dual major. See Academic Honors at Graduation  for details.

General Education Requirements for Social Science Majors


For the general education requirement in the social sciences and the humanities, CMC students majoring in a field in the social sciences must take designated courses in all 4 fields of the social sciences (economics, government, history, and psychology), and in 2 of the 4 fields of the humanities (literature, philosophy, religious studies, and literature in a foreign language). Majors with a dual or double major in the humanities will be required to take courses in 3 of the 4 fields of the humanities.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes for the Economics and Economics-Accounting Program


Learning Goals


The economics curriculum is designed to serve a variety of educational objectives. The basic goals of the undergraduate economics major, economics-accounting major, and the financial economics sequence are to:

  1. Develop an understanding of economic behavior and economic/financial institutions;
  2. Develop specific analytical, quantitative and research skills; and
  3. Develop effective communication skills.

Student Learning Outcomes


The Robert Day School has established the following learning outcomes for the educational objectives:

  1. Students will demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of economic theory;
  2. Students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of issues related to quantitative analysis;
  3. Students will demonstrate skillful analytical and communication skills.