Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer (AA-T) Degree

The Associate in Arts-Transfer (AA-T) degree in Economics at Crafton Hills College is designed to meet the needs of students transferring to California State University who intend to major in economics or related field of study.

Length of completion: 24 months total (4 semesters / 2 academic years, full-time at 12 units per semester)

Major/Program Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Required Core Courses:

ECON C2002 or ECON C2002H	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.00
ECON C2001 or ECON C2001H	Principles of Microeconomics	3.00
STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics	4.00
MATH 141	Calculus for Business	4.00
	OR
MATH C2210	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals	4.00

Required List A Courses:

Students must complete at least three (3) additional units from the following courses

MATH 102	College Algebra for STEM	5.00
STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics	4.00
MATH 160	Precalculus	4.00
MATH C2220	Calculus II: Early Transcendentals	4.00
ACCT 208	Introduction to Financial Accounting	4.00
ACCT 209	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	4.00
CIS 101	Introduction to Computer and Information Technology	3.00
BUSAD 145 or COMM 145	Business Communication	4.00

Note: MATH 102 equated to four (4) units prior to Fall 2018.

Required List B Courses

Students must complete at least an additional three (3) units from the following courses, or any List A course not already used

MATH 252	Multivariable Calculus	5.00
MATH 265	Linear Algebra	4.00

Total Credit Hours: 21.00-24.00

CAL-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum) is the required general education pattern for this degree. For details, consult a Counselor and visit https://www.assist.org/

A student receiving a degree in this field will be able to:

• Apply economic models to evaluate how economists explain the basic economic problems of scarcity, choice and opportunity costs.
• Analyze how markets perform, utilizing the forces of supply and demand.
• Distinguish between different market structures (perfect and imperfect competition) and associate the characteristics of these structures with real world analysis.
• Describe, analyze and evaluate different areas of market failures and appropriate polices to remedy them.
• Describe, analyze and evaluate economic concepts, paradigms, and theories of the macro-economy.
• Assess how government uses fiscal policy to deal with inflation and recession.
• Analyze the role of the Federal Reserve Bank in combating inflation and recession in the economy. Explain how the Fed uses monetary policy in this context.