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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Master of Arts Program
The department offers the Master of Arts degree under the 36-hour, nonthesis Plan II option.
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Master of Arts in Economics program:
Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in economics or an
undergraduate degree that includes successful completion of the following
courses: intermediate microeconomic theory, intermediate macroeconomic
theory, and mathematics (through calculus and matrix algebra). Deficiencies in any of these areas must be remedied at
the beginning of the program by taking the needed courses from the
following: ECON 3332,
ECON 3334,
or equivalents;
MATH 1431,
MATH 1432,
MATH 2433, and
MATH 2331; or
MATH 1431 and
ECON 4360.
A 3.00 grade point average (A=4.00) in the most recent 60 semester hours of
undergraduate or graduate work is required. Applicants must present
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and must submit three letters of
recommendation. (Verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing GRE scores are
examined separately and evaluated as one information source in the total
application.)
Plan II Program Requirements (Nonthesis Option)
Courses Hours Economic Theory (ECON 6342, ECON 7342, ECON 6344, and ECON 7344) 12 Statistical Techniques (ECON 6331, ECON 7331) 6 Analytic Methods Elective in Economics 3 Specialty Field 6 Graduate Economics Electives 9 Total 36
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above
and satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Master of Arts Program
The department offers the Master of Arts degree under the 36-hour, nonthesis Plan II option.Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Master of Arts in Economics program:
Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in economics or an undergraduate degree that includes successful completion of the following courses: intermediate microeconomic theory, intermediate macroeconomic theory, and mathematics (through calculus and matrix algebra). Deficiencies in any of these areas must be remedied at the beginning of the program by taking the needed courses from the following: ECON 3332, ECON 3334, or equivalents; MATH 1431, MATH 1432, MATH 2433, and MATH 2331; or MATH 1431 and ECON 4360.
A 3.00 grade point average (A=4.00) in the most recent 60 semester hours of undergraduate or graduate work is required. Applicants must present Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and must submit three letters of recommendation. (Verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing GRE scores are examined separately and evaluated as one information source in the total application.)
Plan II Program Requirements (Nonthesis Option)
| Courses | Hours | |
| Economic Theory (ECON 6342, ECON 7342, ECON 6344, and ECON 7344) | 12 | |
| Statistical Techniques (ECON 6331, ECON 7331) | 6 | |
| Analytic Methods Elective in Economics | 3 | |
| Specialty Field | 6 | |
| Graduate Economics Electives | 9 | |
| Total | 36 | |
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above and satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination.