The purpose of the Economics Admissions Index (EAI) courses is to give all Economics students a common academic background and to provide the opportunity to acclimate to the academic environment at Purdue. Students may not enroll in 300-level or above Economics or Management courses before being admitted to Upper Division Economics. To be admitted to Upper Division Economics, students must:
- complete all EAI courses with an EAI GPA of 2.75 or higher
- have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher
- have a C- or higher in all EAI and ECON courses
- not be on academic probation
Economics Admission Index (EAI) Courses |
University Core Requirement
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Microeconomics: ECON 25100 |
Behavioral/Social Science |
Macroeconomics: ECON 25200 |
Behavioral/Social Science |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication: COM 11400 or COM 217000 |
Oral Communication |
First-Year Composition: ENGL 10600 or ENGL 10800 or SCLA 10100 |
Written Communication |
Calculus I: MA 16010 or MA 16100 or MA 16500 |
Quantitative Reasoning |
Organizational Computing: CS 23500 |
none |