Social ScienceMicroeconomics

Take Microeconomics online at your own pace
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ACE Credit®-recommended for 3.0 semester credits
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20674 students successfully completed
Course description
Sophia's Microeconomics course is designed to help students to explore and interpret the behavior of individual consumers and firms in the marketplace. Through this exploration, students will learn how to evaluate decisions, both public and private, with an eye toward production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. Students will also learn how to apply conceptual principles of microeconomics in practical ways to everyday life.
Assessments and grading
This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 12 Challenges (formative assessments) and 4 Milestones (summative assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better.
Learning outcomes

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