The BS Economics program is designed to equip students with knowledge of economic theory and its applications and with essential skills for undertaking economic analysis. This degree program is designed for students who prefer more courses in mathematics and the sciences. More focused on the technical and mathematics and the sciences. More focused on the technical and practical aspects of Economics, the BS program requires more major (Economics) courses and thus fewer opportunities for customizing the program of study (CMO 32, s. 2017). This degree program is designed for students who prefer more courses in applied mathematics, statistics, and other related sciences. Moreover, the degree program is more focused on the technical and practical aspects of Economics which requires more major (Economics) courses and thus fewer opportunities for customizing the program of study.

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Undergraduate students specializing on Development Economics will be able to identify and analyze real-world socioeconomic and developmental issues using the concepts, theories and methodologies in economics. Particularly, students may be able to dissect the various aspects in development such as changes and improvement that raise living standards. The focus of this specialization is on the economic aspects of development. This includes a range of issues in health, education, inequality and poverty.

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The BS Economics specialization in Monetary and Financial Economics is design to equip students in the economic analysis of how central banks and financial markets work. Specifically, this specialization will prepare students in analyzing how the financial market industry work and recognize the effects of monetary institutions and policy on economic variables including commodity prices, wages, interest rates, quantities of employment, consumption, and production. This specialization employs economic theory to evaluate how time, risk (uncertainty), opportunity costs and information can create incentives or disincentives for a particular decision in the financial market. Moreover, this course will train students to do research and analyze economic issues on the use and distribution of resources in markets in which decisions are made under uncertainty. Students will learn how financial decisions must often take into account future events, whether those be related to individual stocks, portfolios or the market as a whole.

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Furthermore, BS Economics major in Resource and Environmental Economics program is designed to equip students with knowledge in economic theory and its application to resources and environmental economic analysis. Specifically, the areas of specialization involves resource allocation and impacts and valuation of human activities to the environment.