Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits0.5–4PrerequisiteNone. 292 Early Childhood Education 2025-2026 Official Catalog COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE This is the experimental courses description. Early Childhood Education 293 COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2025-2026 Official Catalog Economics Economics is a field of study that focuses on how people, businesses, governments and societies allocate scarce resources between competing uses. The allocation of resources is an integral part of our daily lives here in the US and around the globe. Economics provides a tool kit for analyzing and evaluating these decisions. Comparisons over time focus on the past, present and future to see how resource allocations have changed over time for households (food, children, time and money), businesses (labor, machinery and profits), government (military, Social Security, education and healthcare), and environment (pollution, green technology, biodiversity and sustainability). Economics provides a solid foundation for many career opportunities. Degrees Offered A.A.-T. in Economics Dean Tyler Rollins Department Chair Edwin Fagin Phone (916) 691-7226 Email rollint@crc.losrios.edu Associate Degree for Transfer A.A.-T. in Economics The Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer degree program provides students with a major that fulfills the general requirements of the California State University for transfer. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionECE 499 Experimental Offering in Early Childhood Education Units: 0.5 - 4 Prerequisite: None. 292 Early Childhood Education 2025-2026 Official Catalog COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE This is the experimental courses description. Early Childhood Education 293 COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2025-2026 Official Catalog Economics Economics is a field of study that focuses on how people, businesses, governments and societies allocate scarce resources between competing uses. The allocation of resources is an integral part of our daily lives here in the US and around the globe. Economics provides a tool kit for analyzing and evaluating these decisions. Comparisons over time focus on the past, present and future to see how resource allocations have changed over time for households (food, children, time and money), businesses (labor, machinery and profits), government (military, Social Security, education and healthcare), and environment (pollution, green technology, biodiversity and sustainability). Economics provides a solid foundation for many career opportunities. Degrees Offered A.A.-T. in Economics Dean Tyler Rollins Department Chair Edwin Fagin Phone (916) 691-7226 Email rollint@crc.losrios.edu Associate Degree for Transfer A.A.-T. in Economics The Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer degree program provides students with a major that fulfills the general requirements of the California State University for transfer. Students with this degree will receive priority admission with junior status to the California State University system. Students interested in transferring to a CSU campus to pursue a bachelor's degree in Economics should meet with a counselor to confirm the courses required for lower-division preparation in the major. This program has the following completion requirements: (1) Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: (A) Cal-GETC the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) Requirement. (B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district. (2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. ADTs require that students must earn a "C" or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. A "P" (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis. Degree Requirements Course Code Course Title Units Core: 