Economics (Minor)
Strengthen your major
The Economics Department offers a minor that is an excellent program suitable for any business-related or non-business majors. It provides the academic foundations for all business disciplines and helps students develop critical thinking skills. Arts and Sciences students in political science and other policy-related disciplines would also benefit from an economics minor.
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Economics
Unit: College of Business (BU)
Department: Economics
Academic Plan Code(s): EC_ _MINOR
Admission Requirements
Business Majors
Enrollment in College of Business.
Non-Business Majors
Must have completed 30 or more semester hours. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the minor courses is required.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics - SB | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics - SB | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Electives in Economics at 300-level or above 1 | 6 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
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ECON 290 allowed as one exception.
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
Available to both business majors and non-business majors.
Contact the College of Business
For more information regarding the minor programs, please contact the Reinhardt Academic Center at 502-852-7439, business@louisville.edu, or in room 024 in the atrium of the south wing of the College of Business.