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May 08, 2025
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2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog
Economics, BA
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Special Requirements
Students may repeat required courses in the major only once and may not take required courses in the major in summer school or at other institutions during the year. Exceptions to this rule may be granted under extenuating circumstances as determined by the Department. Final approval must be obtained from the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
A minimum grade of “C” must be received in all prerequisites to a course and a minimum grade of “C” must be received in all required courses. Students who are not making satisfactory progress will be strongly advised to change their major. All students within the Economics major must complete at least twenty-seven hours in Economics, six hours in Accounting (ACC 151 , ACC 152 ), three hours in Statistics (SSD 215 ), six hours in Business Administration, (BUS 161 and BUS 265 ), six hours in Mathematics (MAT 103 -MAT 104 or higher), and Research Methodology (ECO 453 ). A senior paper is required for graduation.
All majors must take the general GRE, subject-part GRE, or the GMAT. Students who are planning to go to graduate school are encouraged to take Calculus I, Linear Algebra, and Applied Statistics.
Curriculum Outcomes Redesigned for Engagement (CORE)/General Education Requirements
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Required Courses for the Major:
Supportive Required Courses:
Suggested Course Sequence for Economics Major
Fall/Spring
- ECO Electives in Economics
- ACC Electives in Accounting
- BUS Electives in Business Admin.
Fall/Spring
- ECO Electives in Economics
- ACC Electives in Accounting
- BUS Electives in Business Admin.
Curriculum Outcomes Redesigned for Engagement (CORE)/General Education Requirements
Tougaloo College requires a total of 124 credit hours to graduate. All students are required to take 37-39 credit hours of CORE general education courses, as outlined below: - SSS 101 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
- SSS 102 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
- ENG 101 - College Composition I 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - ENG 103 - Advanced College Composition I 4 Semester Hour(s)
- ENG 102 - College Composition II 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - ENG 104 - Advanced College Composition II 4 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 100 - Diaspora Studies I 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 102 - Diaspora Studies II 3 Semester Hour(s)
- MAT 103 - Pre Cal I 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - MAT 106 - Contemporary Math 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 220 - Total Wellness 3 Semester Hour(s)
- Modern Languages 101 and 102 6 Semester Hour(s) (Choose one language and take two semesters - French or Spanish)
- ENG 201 - Introduction to World Literature 3 Semester Hour(s)
All students are required to select any two courses from below:
- GEN 200 - The New Jim Crow 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 201 - Advocates for Children, Families, & Communities 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 210 - The Secret of Life 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 211 - Race, Gender, & Medicine 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 221 - Human Wellness through Arts and Spirituality 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 230 - Evolution of Education 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 231 - Social Media & Society: Likes, Links, Timelines, & Tweets 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 240 - Black Like Me: The Black Body and the Media 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 241 - Rewrite Mississippi: Narratives of Hate and Harmony in Mississippi 3 Semester Hour(s)
Students majoring in one of the Social Science disciplines are required to take a Social Science CORE General Education course and a Natural Science CORE General Education course (i.e., GEN 200: The New Jim Crow and GEN 210: The Secret of Life or GEN 221: Race, Gender & Medicine). Students majoring in one of the Humanities disciplines are required to take a Natural Science CORE General Education course (i.e., GEN 210: The Secret of Life or GEN 211: Race, Gender & Medicine) and any other above CORE General Education course. Critical Notes:
- Some students may be advised or required to pass developmental, precollege, non-degree credit course based on their ACT score.
- ENG 100, ENG 300, and MAT 091 are requirements for those students who demonstrate a need. Credits earned from developmental courses do not count toward hours required for graduation.
- Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all required CORE general education courses.
- Students have the option to “test out” of modern languages at the elementary levels and earn credit toward graduation.
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