Resolution 95-03: REQUIRE 3 HOURS OF ECONOMICS FOR ALL MAJORS
| Number | 95-03 |
| Description | Economics requirements for all majors be reduced |
| Authored by |
Paul Mitchell |
| Sponsored by |
Christina Whipple |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, January 24, 1995 |
| Date Considered | Wednesday, February 15, 1995 |
| General Body Vote | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | FAILED - "This resolution was poorly written. The research done prior to submission of this resolution was poorly done due to the fact that the majority of students were required to take an economics class in one form or another. Not all economics classes |
| Whereas | The two primary motivators of all human action are coercion, and Economics; and |
| Whereas | The underlying cause of all war, and the underlying issue of all political discourse, is Economics; and |
| Whereas | The primary measure of success in American society is Economic success; and |
| Whereas | Economic pressure is at the root of most divorce and civil violence; and |
| Whereas | An understanding of Economics is fundamental to any true understanding of such required courses as history and political science, as well as an understanding of such topics as social change, and technological progress; and |
| Whereas | A body of graduates holding a superior command of Economic issues will lead to an increase in the prestige of (and therefore attendance at) the University of Texas at Arlington. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The student body of the University of Texas at Arlington hereby calls upon the administration to adopt a policy that no less than three semester hours of Economics coursework be required for the completion of all Bachelor's degree programs; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Degree plans for all majors be revised so as to allow additional elective economics courses to be taken for credit towards all baccalaureate degrees; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | This resolution be implemented in such fashion as to avoid any alteration of degree plans already undertaken by any currently or previously enrolled student. |