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Requirements for a Minor in Economics

For students majoring in other departments, a minor in economics is useful for employment in business or government and for graduate work in any of the social sciences, law, or business. A minor requires 15 semester hours of economics courses, including both Economics 240 and 241. Economics 301 cannot be counted towards the minor. Students must obtain at least a 2.0 grade point average in the 15 hours of course work counted towards the minor. Transfer students must take at least three economics courses at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.