Krannert School of Management
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 |
| Microeconomics: ECON 25100 | Behavioral/Social Science |
| Macroeconomics: ECON 25200 | Behavioral/Social Science |
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication: COM 11400 or COM 21700 | 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 |
| Calculus II MA 16020 or MA 16200 or MA 16600 | Quantitative Reasoning |
- EAI is calculated only with grades earned for the above courses taken in the Purdue system.
- A maximum of three EAI courses may be taken two times each for a grade if you complete 4-6 EAI courses at Purdue; a maximum of two EAI courses may be taken two times each for a grade if you complete 2-3 EAI courses at Purdue
- EAI courses completed with a letter grade from Purdue cannot be replaced by a transfer course
- All EAI courses must be completed at Purdue or through other credit means. The EAI must consist of at least 2 Krannert graded courses (ECON 25200 & ECON 25100) or 3 Purdue graded EAI courses