A BA in Economics degree takes four years of full-time study. Students need to complete 240 credit hours by taking General Education courses, Economics major courses, and elective courses which may be combined with a minor in another discipline.
– Required economics major courses (96 credits)
– Internship (6 credits)
– General education courses (106 credits)
– Electives (32 credits), including electives from Economics department
No more than 102 credits should be earned of Introductory (100-level) courses. To graduate, student should also successfully pass the History of Kyrgyzstan State Exam and complete and defend a senior thesis.
Suggested Four-Year Plan for Economics students
First year | |
Fall semester | Spring semester |
Intro to Microeconomic Theory (6)
First Year Seminar I (6) Kyrgyz Language (Part of FYS I) (2) Russian Language (Part of FYS I) (2) Introduction to Philosophy I (Part of FYS I)( 2) Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry (level 1) (6) Sport (0) Kyrgyz Language (can count towards other requirement) (6) Sport (0) Total 30 |
Intro to Macroeconomic Theory (6)
First Year Seminar II (8) Manas Studies(Part of FYS II) (2) Intro to Philosophy II (Part of FYS II) (2) Mathematical Analysis I (level 2) (6) Russian Language (can count towards other requirement) (6) Sport (0) Total 30 |
Second year | |
Fall semester | Spring semester |
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (6)
Accounting/Finance (6) Natural Sciences (6) Arts/Second Year Seminar: Arts (6) Sport (0) Humanities/Second Year Seminar: Humanities (6) Total 30 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (6)
Mathematical Economics (6) Social Sciences/Second Year Seminar: Social Sciences (outside from the student’s major) (6) History of Kyrgyzstan (4) Sport (0) Electives (8) Total 30 |
Third year | |
Fall semester | Spring semester |
Intro to Econometrics (6)
Monetary and Banking Theory (6) International Economics (6) Art/Second Year Seminar: Arts (6) Electives (6) Total 30 |
Economic Development (6)
Economic Research Methods (6) Economics of the Public Sector (6) Social Sciences/Second Year Seminar: Social Sciences (outside from the student’s major) (6) Electives (6) Total 30 |
Internship (6) | |
Fourth year | |
Fall semester | Spring semester |
Honors Seminar I (6)
Industrial Economics (6) Applied Econometrics (6) Electives (12) Total 30 |
Honors Seminar II (6)
Humanities/Second Year Seminar: Humanities (6) Electives (18) Total 30 |