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ECON 102

Principles of Economics

Units
3
Counts toward
  • (2026-27) - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
  • (2024-25) - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • General Education Requirements (2025-26) - Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)
  • Accountancy and Data Analytics, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Accountancy, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Accountancy, M.S. (2025-26) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Accountancy, M.S. (2024-25) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Accounting Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Required Courses
  • Accounting Minor (2025-26) - Admission to Minor, Required Courses
  • Accounting Minor (2024-25) - Admission to Minor, Required Courses
  • Accounting, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration Certificate (2026-27) - Lower Division Units
  • Business Administration Certificate (2025-26) - Lower Division Units
  • Business Administration Certificate (2024-25) - Lower Division Units
  • Business Administration, Accounting, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Accounting, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Financial Services, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in General Business, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Information Systems, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Marketing, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Emphasis in Real Estate, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Finance, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2026-27) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2025-26) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S. (2024-25) - Admission to the Degree Curriculum
  • Business Administration, Financial Services, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, General Business, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Information Systems, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Marketing, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Marketing, Specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Marketing, Specialization in Professional Selling and Sales Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Business Administration, Real Estate, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Engineering, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Engineering, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Engineering, B.S. (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Construction Management, B.S. (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics Minor (2026-27) - Required Courses
  • Economics Minor (2025-26) - Required Courses
  • Economics Minor (2024-25) - Required Courses
  • Economics, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in International Economics, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Economics, Specialization in Quantitative Analysis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Energy Studies Minor (2026-27) - Required Courses
  • Finance, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Financial Services, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • General Business, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Hotel Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Meetings and Events Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Restaurant Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Emphasis in Tribal Gaming Operations and Management, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Information Systems, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • International Business, Arabic - Middle East and North Africa Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Arabic - Middle East and North Africa Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Chinese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Chinese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Arabic - Middle East and North Africa, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Asian Languages - Singapore, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Chinese - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in English - North America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in European Languages - North Atlantic, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in French - North America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in French - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in German - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Italian - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Japanese - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Korean - Asia, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Portuguese - Latin America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Portuguese - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Russian - Central Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Spanish - Latin America, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Emphasis in Spanish - Western Europe, B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, English - North America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, English - North America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic Emphasis, B.A. Degree (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic Emphasis, B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, French - North America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, French - North America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, French - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, French - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, German - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, German - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Italian - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Italian - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Japanese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Japanese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Korean - Asia Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Korean - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Portuguese - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Portuguese - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Portuguese - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Portuguese - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Russian - Central Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Russian - Central Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Spanish - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Spanish - Latin America Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Spanish - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Business
  • International Business, Spanish - Western Europe Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Business
  • Management Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Majors Outside of the Fowler College of Business and International Business, Fowler College of Business and International Business Students
  • Management Minor (2025-26) - Admission
  • Management Minor (2024-25) - Admission
  • Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Management, Specialization in Entrepreneurship, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Management, Specialization in Human Resource Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Marketing Minor (2026-27) - Admission, Required Courses
  • Marketing Minor (2025-26) - Admission, Required Courses
  • Marketing Minor (2024-25) - Admission, Required Courses
  • Marketing, General Marketing, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Marketing, Specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Marketing, Specialization in Professional Selling and Sales Management, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. (2026-27) - Auxiliary Area
  • Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. (2025-26) - Auxiliary Area
  • Mathematics, Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Auxiliary Area
  • Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Music, Music Entrepreneurship and Business Track, B.M. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Track 1 - Music Entrepreneurship and Business
  • Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2026-27) - Prerequisites
  • Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2025-26) - Prerequisites
  • Personal Financial Planning Certificate (2024-25) - Prerequisites
  • Public Administration, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major, Impacted Program
  • Public Administration, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Public Administration, Emphasis in City Planning, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Public Administration, Emphasis in City Planning, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Real Estate, B.S. in Business Administration (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Science, B.A. (2026-27) - Complete 15 Units
  • Social Science, B.A. (2025-26) - Complete 15 Units
  • Social Science, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Complete 15 Units
  • Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. (2026-27) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. (2025-26) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Social Science, in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential, with the B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Impacted Program, Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, Specialization in Community Corrections Case Management, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Social Work, Specialization in Environmental Social Work and Community Engagement, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Statistics, Emphasis in Actuarial Science, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Sustainability, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Sustainability, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Sustainability, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Cultures and Societies Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Design, and Management Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Political Economy and Public Policy Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. (2026-27) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. (2025-26) - Preparation for the Major
  • Urban Studies, Urban Sustainability Specialization, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Preparation for the Major
Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Assessment requirement.

Sections in Spring 2027

6 sections, 6 with open seats. Earliest start 11:00 AM.

  • Class #5050In-person - Open

    Tue, Thu 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

    160 of 160 seats open
  • Class #10044In-person - Open

    Mon, Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

    375 of 375 seats open
  • Class #11914In-person - Open

    Mon, Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

    49 of 49 seats open
    • To be Announced
  • Class #6378In-person - Open

    Tue, Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

    150 of 150 seats open
  • Class #5048Part online, part in-person - Open

    Thu 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, TBA (not set yet)

    280 of 280 seats open
  • Class #5049In-person - Open

    Mon, Wed 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

    215 of 215 seats open
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