Economics
2 courses · Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ECON P101 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 54 hours
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, specialization and trade, factor markets, and market failure. This course is required of all business administration majors.
ECON P102 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 54 hours
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, specialization and trade, factor markets, and market failure. This course is required of all business administration majors.