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Admission Requirements

• Domestic Graduate Student Applications
• International Graduate Student Applications

M.A. Admission Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 12 undergraduate credit hours in economics or in equivalents approved by the graduate advisor.

• Satisfactory completion of intermediate level courses on microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Students not meeting this requirement will be admitted with reservation and be required to satisfactorily complete Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 4030) and Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 4060).

• Satisfactory completion of at least one course in Calculus.

• Application form for U.S. students.

• Application form for international students.

Ph.D. Admission Requirements

For admission to the Ph.D. program in Applied Economics, students must satisfy all the criteria identified in the Graduate College Catalog. In addition, the Department of Economics requires:

1. GRE scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical)
2. Intermediate level micro and macroeconomic theory
3. One year of calculus
4. A personal statement discussing your career plans
5. Three letters of reference from persons in a position to assess your qualifications for doctoral-level study and likelihood of successful completion of the Ph.D. degree

 

Questions? Contact:

Director of Graduate Programs
5315 Friedmann Hall
Telephone: (269) 387-5553
Fax: (269) 387-5637