Economics as a Required Course

[cookderosa]

So it went through my old catalog from 2000 and it appeared every degree required at least one economics course.  Moving forward to 2019, I no longer see this as a requirement virtually anywhere.  Was economics a required course a long time ago and has the system been watered down so economics is no longer required as a gen ed?

if it appeared in every degree in an old catalog, my guess is that it was a general education requirement at THAT college. Meaning, that's just what they considered important prior to being issued a degree. That would be college-brand-specific and you would likely find different requirements in other catalogs (a foreign language for instance, some colleges require them per gen ed - others ask for a lab science, etc.)

If you already have an econ course, it will likely count as a general education in the social science category at most schools, so it should still fit in somewhere.