Wilfrid Laurier University Undergraduate Academic Calendar - 2005/2006
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Honours BA Economics and Financial Management

The program consists of 20.0 credits (or equivalent), of which 8.0 credits are in Economics and a minimum of 6.0 credits are in Business. A minimum of 2.0 credits must be Economics electives. Other requirements are given in the following chart.

Honours BA Economics and Financial Management (Regular and Co-op)

Honours BA Economics and Financial Management
Year of ProgramRequired Economics and Business CoursesOther Required CoursesElectivesAcademic Regulations
Year 1EC120
EC140
BU111
BU121		MA130 or MA1032.5 elective credits.
MA141 may not count for credit towards any Honours BA Economics program.		Progression into Year 2 requires a GPA of 6.00 in EC120 and EC140, a GPA of 6.00 in Business courses, and an overall GPA of 4.00.
Year 2EC270
EC285
EC290
EC295
BU227
BU231
BU247		MA1221.0 EC elective credit.Progression into Year 3 requires a cumulative GPA of 7.00 in Economics and Business courses combined, and an overall GPA of 6.00.
Year 3EC355
EC370
EC381
EC390
BU357
BU383
BU393		None0.5 EC elective credit.
1.0 elective credit.		Progression into Year 4 requires a cumulative GPA of 7.00 in Economics and Business courses combined, and an overall GPA of 6.00.
Year 4EC481
EC450 or EC470
Any four of:
BU353, BU403, BU413, BU419, BU423, BU429, BU433, BU439, BU443, BU453, BU463, BU473, BU483, BU493		None0.5 EC elective credit.
1.5 elective credits.		Graduation requires a cumulative GPA of 7.00 in Economics and Business courses combined, and an overall GPA of 6.00.