Sample Graduation Plan
Economics – Social Science (BS)
This graduation plan illustrates the type of curriculum a new student would take to complete a degree in four years. It is not meant to
serve as an official document. Students should contact their academic adviser to develop a personalized plan of study. Refer to the
University Catalog for a complete list of requirements: https://catalog.uwsp.edu/.
Semester 1
English 101 or 150 – Freshmen English (WC)
Wellness Course (WLN)
Math 109, 111 or Math 120 – Calculus (QL) (with placement score)
Humanities Course (HU)
Economics 110-Principles of Macroeconomics (SS)
Total credits
Credits
3
2
4
3
3
15
Semester 2
Communications 101 – Fund. Of Oral Communication (OC)
Natural Science Course (NS)
Arts Course (ART)
History Course (HP)
Economics 111 – Principles of Microeconomics (SS)
Total credits
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Semester 3
Accounting 210 – Intro to Financial Accounting
Math 355 – Stats Course (For 321, Soc 351, Papr 314, Psych 300)
English 202 – Sophomore English (WC)
Arts/Humanities/History/ OR Natural Science Course
U.S. Diversity Course (USD)
Total credits
Credits
3
4
3
3
3
16
Semester 4
Arts/Humanities/History/ OR Natural Science Course
Environmental Responsibility (ER)
Global Awareness Course (GA)
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total credits
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Semester 5
Econ 310 – Intro Econometrics (Fa)
Econ 350 – Microeconomic Theory (Fa)
Business 340 – Business Law (IS) (Or Other Approved IS Course)
Open Elective
Open Elective
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
Semester 6
Econ 360 – Money/Financial Markets (Sp)
Econ 361 – Macroeconomic Theory (Sp)
Open Elective
Open Elective
Open Elective
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
Total credits
15
Total credits
15
Total credits
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Semester 8
Economics 450 – Seminar in Applied Economics (CAP)
Internship (XL)
Economics Elective
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total credits
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Summer or Winter courses?
Optional
Credits
Semester 7
Economics Elective
Economics Elective
Economics 362/420 (COM)
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total credits
121
(Fa)=offeredfallsemesters(Sp)=offeredspringsemesters(Su)=offeredonlyinsummer
GeneralEducationProgram(GEP)categoryabbreviations:WrittenCommunication(WC),OralCommunication(OC),QuantitativeLiteracy(QL),Wellness(WLN),Arts(ART),
Humanities(HU),SocialSciences(SS),NaturalSciences(NS),EnvironmentalResponsibility(ER),U.S.Diversity(US),GlobalAwareness(GA),ExperientialLearning(XL),
InterdisciplinaryStudies(IS),CommunicationintheMajor(COM),CapstoneintheMajor(CAP).
GPARequirement:AchievecumulativeGPAof2.25orhigherinallmajorcourses(includingtransfercourses)
AdditionalUniversityRequirements:
1.)Earn40creditsin300and400levelcourses
2.)Earnaminimumof120semestercredits
Note:Theaboveguideearnsyou’reaBSinEconomics-SocialScience.TheGEPcoursesaswellassomeeconomicscourses,canmovebetweensemesters.Thisisjustaguideline
toremainontrackfora4-yeargraduationplan.
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