The Law, Economics and Policy Option is an interdisciplinary program drawing from political science and philosophy courses as well as economics.  This option serves students interested in public service or advanced study in law or public policy. The Law, Economics and Policy Option is available via the Corvallis campus and Ecampus.

To receive an option in Law, Economics and Policy you must complete a minimum of 51 credits as listed below.

  • Principles (8 credits):

ECON 201 – Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits)
ECON 202 – Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits)

  •   Microeconomic Theory (4 credits):

ECON 311 – Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (4 credits)
     OR
ECON 411 – Advanced Microeconomic Theory (4 credits)

  •   Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits):

ECON 315 – Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits)
    OR
ECON 415 – Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits)

  •   Statistics (4 credits):

ST 351 – Introduction to Statistical Methods (4 credits)
     OR
ECON 423 – Pre-Econometrics (4 credits)

  •  Econometrics (4 credits):

ECON 424 – Introduction to Econometrics (4 credits)
    OR
ECON 427 – Introduction to Econometrics with Calculus (4 credits)

  •   WIC Course (4 credits):

ECON 428 – Introduction to Economic Research (4 credits)
     OR
ECON 439 – Public Policy Analysis (4 credits)

  • Additional Requirements (23 credits)

Four of the following courses, at least two must be from Economics:
ECON 383 - The Economics of Discrimination (4 credits)
ECON 414 – Behavioral Economics (4 credits)
ECON 435 – Public Economics (4 credits)
ECON 439 – Public Policy Analysis (4 credits - cannot use here if used for WIC)
ECON 461 – Law, Economics and Regulation (4 credits)
ECON 466 - Economics of Traditional and Renewable Energy
ECON 480 - Labor Economics and Social Policy (4 credits)
ECON 491 - Economics of Inequality (4 credits)
PHL 321 – Deductive Logic (4 credits)
PS 326 – Judicial Process and Politics (4 credits)
PS 371 – Public Policy Problems (4 credits)
PS 381 – Constitutional Law: Government Powers and Constraints (4 credits)

  • Two additional upper division courses in Economics
  • All students must receive a grade of “C” (2.00) or better in all upper-division required courses and must maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 in all courses taken toward the Law, Economics and Policy option.
  • None of the 51 credits may be taken S/U.
  • Students cannot receive credit toward the option for both ECON 311 and ECON 411, for both ECON 315 and ECON 415, and for both ECON 424 and ECON 427.
  • No more than 4 credits of self-study courses (ECON 401 - 410) may be counted towards the 51 credit requirement.