This program allows outstanding undergraduates to begin taking graduate courses during their senior year. In this program students can complete a BBA degree and simultaneously complete graduate-level courses that can count toward a MA. Up to 12 hours of graduate course work may be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate programs and this double counting is only available in ABM programs.

1. General Education Courses = 41 hours
   
   • Communication = 9 hours
   • Humanities / Fine Arts = 9 hours (At least one course must be in literature.)
   • Social / Behavioral Sciences = 6 hours
     • ECON 2010 & ECON 2020 are required in this section
   • History = 6 hours
   • Natural Sciences = 8 hours
   • Mathematics = 3 hours
     
     
2. College and Degree Requirements = 6-9 hours
   
   
3. The Major = 30 hours
   
   • Required:
     • ECON 2010(TNe) - Intro to Macroeconomics
     • ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics
     • ECON 3310 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
     • ECON 3320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
   • Plus 18 additional upper division semester hours in economics courses as approved by the department advisor.
     
     
4. Electives = as needed to bring the total hours earned to 120 minimum.

To be considered eligible for the Honors Degree Program in Economics, the student must:

1. Maintain a minimum grade of B in honors sections of both ECON 2010(TNe) - Intro to Macroeconomics and  ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics.
2. Obtain the recommendation of a faculty member in the Department of Economics to the Department Honors Committee.

Once accepted to the Honors Degree Program in Economics, the student must

1. Maintain an average GPA of 3.25 in all economics courses to continue in the program.
2. Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all economics courses at graduation.
3. Enroll in ECON 3310 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECON 3320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory with an honors contract. Those contracts will be discussed with and approved by the faculty member teaching each course.
4. Write an honors thesis. This begins with finding a faculty advisor for the thesis project, discussing a thesis topic, then writing the thesis. The honors thesis typically takes one semester to complete, although work on it can begin early. When working on the honors thesis, the student will enroll in a section of ECON 4996 - Honors Thesis in Economics for up to one semester. The completed thesis will be graded by the faculty advisor.

Upon successfully completing all these requirements, the student will be recognized at the commencement ceremony by having their degree conferred “With Honors in Economics.” Moreover the student’s diploma and the record at the University of Memphis will reflect this accomplishment.

The requirements and course descriptions are all listed on the UofM's Online Catalog.

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