ECON 375: Introduction to Econometrics

Economics · 4 credits

Use of statistical methods to estimate and test economic models. Theory and application of multiple regression techniques, with emphasis on the problems arising in the analysis of economic data.

Offered in 20 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

(ECON 206 and ECON 207) or (HNRS 209 and ECON 207) or (HNRS 254 or HNRS 202) and (MATH 240 or MATH 341 or MATH 344 or DSCI 205) and (MATH 124 or MATH 157 or MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 224 or MATH 225 or Statistics AP Exam, score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

ECON 206 Introduction to Microeconomics
requires MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 124 or MATH 118 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
  - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
  - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
- MATH 114 Precalculus I
  requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
  - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II
  requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
  requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
  requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
  - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
  requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
    requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
  requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
  requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
ECON 207 Introduction to Macroeconomics
requires (ECON 206 or HNRS 209 or ECON 446 or ECON 101) and (MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 124 or MATH 118 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55)
- ECON 206 Introduction to Microeconomics (shown above)
- HNRS 209 Colloquium in Microeconomics
  requires MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55
  - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- ECON 446 Economics for the Teacher
- ECON 101 Markets and Society
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
HNRS 209 Colloquium in Microeconomics
requires MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
ECON 207 Introduction to Macroeconomics (shown above)
HNRS 202 Colloquium in Literary Studies
MATH 240 Introduction to Statistics
requires MATH 112 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 147 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
MATH 341 Probability and Statistical Inference
requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
MATH 344 Honors Probability and Statistics
requires MATH 138 and MATH 125 and MATH 135
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
DSCI 205 Business Statistics
requires MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
requires MATH 224
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (18)

DSCI 407, ECON 406, ECON 407, ECON 410, ECON 411, ECON 445, ECON 462, ECON 470, ECON 475, ECON 483, ECON 495, FIN 446, FIN 448, FIN 449, MATH 343, MATH 444, MATH 446, MIS 434

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

DSCI 407 Predictive Analytics for Business
ECON 406 Topics in Microeconomics
ECON 407 Topics in Macroeconomics
ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis
ECON 411 Monetary Economics
ECON 445 Economics of Education
ECON 462 International Trade
ECON 470 Economic Fluctuations and Forecasting
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics
ECON 475 Econometrics
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
- ECON 495 Seminar in Applied Econometrics
- MATH 447 Multivariate Statistics
- MATH 456 Applied Time Series Analysis
- MATH 556 Applied Time Series Analysis
ECON 483 Resource Economics
ECON 495 Seminar in Applied Econometrics
FIN 446 Derivatives Markets
FIN 448 Portfolio Analysis and Management
FIN 449 Cases in Financial Management
MATH 343 Statistical Methods II
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
MATH 444 Categorical Data Analysis
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
MATH 446 Nonparametric Statistical Inference
- ECON 410 Benefit-Cost Analysis (shown above)
- ECON 483 Resource Economics (shown above)
MIS 434 Applied Text Analytics for Business
- MIS 495 Corporate Information Systems Management

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Oertel, Ronald	15	Winter 2021 to Spring 2027
Wright, Adam	5	Winter 2022 to Fall 2025
Henson, Steve	1	Winter 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (21 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	20998	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AW 405	Oertel, Ronald	0/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	10474	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AH 030	Oertel, Ronald	0/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	40509	Lecture	MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · PH 228	Oertel, Ronald	23/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	21088	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · PH 104	Oertel, Ronald	20/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	10518	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · ES 080	Oertel, Ronald	21/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	40556	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 244	Wright, Adam	20/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	21164	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 072	Wright, Adam	36/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	10551	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · ES 080	Oertel, Ronald	25/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	40596	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · PH 104	Oertel, Ronald	14/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	21377	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · AH 012	Oertel, Ronald	17/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	10637	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · CF 227	Wright, Adam	13/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	40687	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · CF 025	Oertel, Ronald	21/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	21481	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · CF 025	Oertel, Ronald	12/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	10670	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 244	Wright, Adam	17/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	40712	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · PH 104	Oertel, Ronald	24/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	21610	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · PH 228	Oertel, Ronald	20/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	10740	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 244	Wright, Adam	26/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	40794	Lecture	MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · ES 413	Oertel, Ronald	23/35	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	21744	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Oertel, Ronald	34/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	10785	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Oertel, Ronald	15/35	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	13566	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Henson, Steve	7/35	Face to Face Instruction