Department of Economics
Tod Porter, Chair
303 DeBartolo Hall
(330) 941-3428
tsporter@ysu.edu
CERTIFICATE DESCRIPTION
This is a six-course certificate (18 semester hours) designed for high school teachers who wish to participate in the College Credit Plus program and teach principles of economics.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 6912 | Microeconomic Theory 1 | 3 |
| ECON 6922 | Macroeconomic Theory 1 | 3 |
| ECON 6939 | The Economics of Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| ECON 6945 | Public Finance | 3 |
| Two 3-hour courses at the 6900 or 5800 level (the 5800-level classes must be taken as a graduate student) | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Students must pass ECON 6912 Microeconomic Theory and ECON 6922 Macroeconomic Theory with a grade of "B" or better prior to teaching ECON 2610 Principles 1: Microeconomics or ECON 2630 Principles 2: Macroeconomics. |
Note that prior to starting the program students must have taken of one of the following courses:
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1552 | Applied Mathematics for Management | 4 |
| MATH 1570 | Applied Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MATH 1571 | Calculus 1 | 4 |