Academic Catalogs

Economics

Credit Courses

ECON C20013 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Microeconomics  
Prerequisite(s): Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: A: Credit Limitations: no credit for ECON C110 if taken after ECON C2001 or ECON C2002.
Formerly: ECON C185. An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Common Course Number: ECON C2001. C-ID: ECON 201.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON C170

ECON C20023 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Principles of Macroeconomics  
Prerequisite(s): Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: A: Credit Limitations: no credit for ECON C110 if taken after ECON C2001 or ECON C2002.
Formerly: ECON C180. An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. Common Course Number: ECON C2002. C-ID: ECON 202.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON C175

ECON C1103 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Economic Issues and Policy  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: no credit for ECON C110 if taken after ECON C2001 or ECON C2002.
Formerly: ECON C100. Provides an introduction to the basic tools and concepts of economic analysis with an emphasis of applying economic theory to current issues and policy. Course is designed for students who desire an economic perspective without an intensive or technical investigation. Topics include scarcity and decision making, supply and demand, and the effects of fiscal and monetary policy as applied to selected problems such as crime and drug control, pollution, taxation, Social Security, healthcare, poverty and income equality, and international trade.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing ECON C110