UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Economics (BSECO)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
UGS 302/303First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
ECO 304KIntroduction to Microeconomics (Major)3
M 408KDifferential Calculus (Major)4
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
2nd Semester
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
ECO 304LIntroduction to Macroeconomics (Major)3
M 408LIntegral Calculus (Major)4
E 316L/316M/316NBritish Literature (Core) 0403
3rd Semester
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
ECO 329Economic Statistics (Major)3
Foreign Language (General Education)6
ECO 101SProfessional Development and Career Planning (Major)1
4th Semester
ECO 420SMathematical Microeconomic Theory with Advanced Applications (Major)4
Natural Science course (General Education)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Foreign Language (General Education)6
5th Semester
ECO 441KIntroduction to Econometrics (Major)4
Upper-division ECO course (Elective)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Natural Science course (General Education)3
6th Semester
ECO 320LMacroeconomic Theory (Major)3
Upper-division ECO course (Elective)3
Natural Science course (General Education)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
7th Semester
Upper-division ECO course (Elective)3
Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought course (General Education)3
Upper-division Natural Science course (General Education)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
8th Semester
Upper-division ECO course (Elective)3
Upper-division Natural Science course (General Education)4
Minor/Certificate course3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

Undergraduate Degree Program listing 

Effective April 2025, UT Austin no longer requires Skills and Experience flags.