Earning Criteria

• ECON 2113 Intro to Macroeconomics; topics considered include the causes of inflation and recession, national income accounts, employment levels, banking and monetary theory, economic development, and governmental tax and fiscal policy.
• ECON-2123 Intro to Microeconomics; topics considered include market structure and functioning, cost and supply relationships, consumer behavior, demand theory, product and resource pricing, revenue and profit relationships, and international specialization and trade.
• Application of economic concepts such as the production possibilities curve, profit maximization, the supply and demand framework, macroeconomic and microeconomic level analyses, international trade, price elasticity, and how various trends impact price, inflation, and the economy as a whole.
• The Economics Foundations credential signals employer-valued competencies such as analytical thinking, data-informed decision-making, understanding markets and incentives, financial literacy, and problem-solving by demonstrating applied economic reasoning in real-world or workplace-relevant contexts.