Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, 202703Class Size5–8 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteCourse taught at the level of elemntary algebra or placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionAn introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. This is an honors course. This course introduces the student to the functioning of the national economy in a global environment, its economic institutions, and to the issues of economic policy related to levels of employment, prices, economic growth, national income accounting and international trade and exchange rates. It examines alternate economic systems, the interplay between the government and the private sector, and the determination of public policy. Honors work challenges students to be more analytical and to be able to demonstrate a higher level of grasp of economic theory through expanded assignments and real world applications and enrichment opportunities. Credit will not be awarded for both the honors and regular versions of a course. Credit will only be awarded for the first course completed with a grade of "C" or better or "P.". 