Dr. Alistair McIntyre
Associate Professor of Economics
Instructor for ECON 202, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
- Office
- Tidewell Hall 214
- amcintyre
@university.alkimi.ai
ECON 202 · Economics
Principles of Macroeconomics
National income accounting, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, banking systems, long-run economic growth, and international exchange rates.
Catalog overview
Course Essentials
- Credits
- 3
- semester credit hours
- Level
- 200
- Lower division
- Typically offered
- Fall & Spring
- every semester
Prerequisites
200-level courses: intermediate, lower-division courses suitable for sophomores and above. Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.6.
Generative AI in this course
Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.
Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.
Offered by
Department of Economics
Questions: Academic Advising Center
- Office
- Lovell Hall 101
- Phone
- (555) 555-0158
- advising@university.alkimi.ai
Degree planning
Where ECON 202 fits
What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.
Take first
Catalog wording: ECON 201.
This course
ECON 202
Principles of Macroeconomics
3 credits · 200-level · Fall, Spring
Counts toward
- Alkimi Core Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirement: 6 semester credits (two 3-credit courses in distinct disciplines). Undergraduate Catalog §3.6
- Required Economics (BA) Required course (Major Requirements). Undergraduate Catalog §4.8
- Required Business Administration (BBA) Required course (Major Core and Supporting Requirements). Undergraduate Catalog §5.2
- Minor Economics minor Undergraduate Catalog §8.7
Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.
AP credit
| AP exam | Score | Credit awarded | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP Macroeconomics | 4 or 5 | ECON 202 Macroeconomics (3 cr) | Social Sciences Core & Major req. |
If you received AP credit for ECON 202, don't enroll in it: taking the course forfeits the AP credits. Details: Undergraduate Catalog §3.11.
2026–27 Instructors
Who teaches ECON 202
Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens.
Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).
Registration
How to enroll in ECON 202
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Check the prerequisites
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Add it in AlkimiHub
ECON 202 is typically offered in both the fall and spring semesters. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.
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If the section is full, join the waitlist
When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.
Spring 2027 registration opens
By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.
Spring 2027 add deadline
Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).
Fall 2026 add deadline
Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).
Fall 2027 registration opens
By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.
All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.
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