The Economic Education Certificate Program is designed to give participants a solid foundation in economics that will enable them to teach the subject in primary and secondary schools. Participants who are not enrolled in Sacramento State may take these courses through the College of Continuing Education. For more information about the Program, please contact the Director of the Center for Economic Education: Dr. Timothy Ford.
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A. Required Courses Econ 1A - Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis Econ 1B - Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis Econ 195 - Economic Internship |
The Program Requirements 15 units are required for the Certificate: A grade of "B" or higher must be obtained in each course. |
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Electives: 6 units of upper division course electives - NOT including Econ 104. |
ECON 195: The Econ 195 requirement will enable the student to serve as a Teaching Assistant to a professor teaching either Econ 1A or Econ 1B. Students MUST receive the permission of the Director of the Center for Economic Education prior to enrolling in Econ 195. The student will be assigned to a professor by the Director. |
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Students in other majors: If you are majoring in Liberal Studies or if you are a Social Science major completing a teaching credential - you are especially encouraged to participate. |
More about the Certificate Program: The Certificate Program is intended for: (1) Future or practicing teachers who desire credential authorization to teach the one-semester economics course required of all California public high school students. (2) Future or practicing teachers who wish to infuse economics into other K-12 curricula. |
