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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Ph.D. in Economics program:
Requirements include outstanding performance in courses taken for the
Master of Arts degree and a grade of superior on the Master of Arts
comprehensive examination in macro- and microeconomic theory.
Program Requirements
- All requirements listed for the Master of Arts degree in economics
at the university, or their equivalents, that have not already been completed
- Course work for a second specialty in a field approved by the
graduate program director (six hours in addition to the master's requirements)
- ECON 8361 and ECON 8362
- Graduate economics electives: 12 hours in addition to the master's
requirement. (Can include up to six hours of reading courses.)
- Successful completion of a comprehensive examination in the
specialty field, the form of the examination to be determined by the
graduate faculty in economics
- ECON 8399:8699:8999: Dissertation
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above
Special Academic Regulations
Doctor of Philosophy students are advanced to candidacy upon the successful
completion of the comprehensive examination in the specialty field.
Students will work with a dissertation advisory committee and a major
supervising professor appointed by the graduate program director in
consultation with the student and the faculty. The Doctor of Philosophy
degree is awarded when students have successfully defended the dissertation
before the graduate faculty of the department.
For more information write to this address:
Department of Economics
Attn: Graduate Program Administrator
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5019
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Admission RequirementsIn addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Ph.D. in Economics program:
Requirements include outstanding performance in courses taken for the Master of Arts degree and a grade of superior on the Master of Arts comprehensive examination in macro- and microeconomic theory.
Program Requirements
- All requirements listed for the Master of Arts degree in economics
at the university, or their equivalents, that have not already been completed
- Course work for a second specialty in a field approved by the
graduate program director (six hours in addition to the master's requirements)
- ECON 8361 and ECON 8362
- Graduate economics electives: 12 hours in addition to the master's
requirement. (Can include up to six hours of reading courses.)
- Successful completion of a comprehensive examination in the
specialty field, the form of the examination to be determined by the
graduate faculty in economics
- ECON 8399:8699:8999: Dissertation
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above
Special Academic Regulations
Doctor of Philosophy students are advanced to candidacy upon the successful completion of the comprehensive examination in the specialty field. Students will work with a dissertation advisory committee and a major supervising professor appointed by the graduate program director in consultation with the student and the faculty. The Doctor of Philosophy degree is awarded when students have successfully defended the dissertation before the graduate faculty of the department.For more information write to this address:
Department of Economics
Attn: Graduate Program Administrator
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5019