The B.A. degree in economics is designed primarily for students who want a liberal arts education with an emphasis on economics but with great breadth. All advanced economics courses must have the ECO prefix, with the exception of FINA 3320 and FINA 4326 , which substitutes for ECO 4368 and ECO 4378 , respectively. (FINA courses are open only to students who are declared majors in a Business degree plan through the Cox School of Business.)
SMU Degree Requirements
An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows: