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- M.S. Students
Students making normal progress complete the M.S. degree program in 1.5
to 2 academic years. Normal progress guidelines for each year are given
below.
M.S. students complete microeconomics (Econ 607), macroeconomics (Econ
611), econometrics (Ecmt 660), and three electives in the first
year of the program. The normal course load is 3 or 4 regular courses
during each semester. A student making normal progress will complete a
minimum of 18 credits by the end of the first year in the program and
maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. Students
making normal progress form their Advisory Committee and file their
Degree Plan before the end of the second semester of their first year.
- Ph.D. Students
Students normally complete the Ph.D. degree program within five years,
although some students manage to complete the program in four years.
Normal progress guidelines are discussed in the following paragraphs.
- Entry
The Ph.D. program begins in the fall semester of an academic year. The
rare student who enters during the spring term will be officially
entered into the Ph.D. program in the fall term of that calendar year,
and will face the same requirements for normal progress as the Fall
Ph.D. entrants of that year. Students are advised (and funded students
are generally required) to take our August Math (Ecmt 669) and
Econometrics preparatory courses, and all students are responsible for
this material. Students are required to earn a B in these courses
or otherwise demonstrate knowledge of the material by passing an
examination.
- First Year
Ph.D. students complete courses in microeconomic theory (Econ 629 and
Econ 630), macroeconomic theory (Econ 636 and 646), and econometrics (Ecmt
676 and Ecmt 677) in the first year of the program. The normal load is
three courses per semester. A student must take the microeconomics and
macroeconomics and econometrics qualifying examinations for the first
time shortly following the Spring Semester of the first year. Should it
be needed, the second attempt will be completed in August preceding the
second year. A student will complete at least 18 credits by the end of
the first year in the program. Normal progress requires a cumulative
grade point average of at least 3.0 in these courses.
- Second Year
Students should take a total of at least nine credits each semester of
the second year. A student should have completed the courses for at
least two field sequences by the end of the second year. Normal progress
requires a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in all courses
to this point. International students should obtain English
Proficiency Certification by passing the English Language Proficiency
exam.
- Third Year
Ph.D. students who have not completed all regular course requirements
take the number of credits needed to accomplish this task during thedo
so in their third year. Students spend most of their time on
dissertation research. Students register for workshops and for
student seminars. If students are not taking other formal courses
they should register for an appropriate number of research credits (Econ
691) so as to maintain a 9-credit load. Ph.D. students should file
a Degree Plan formsubmit a Degree Plan no later than the end of their
sixth semester in the Ph.D. program. Students making normal progress
complete all field requirements by the end of the fall semester of the
third year. As before, normal progress requires a cumulative grade point
average of at least 3.0.
- Fourth Year
Ph.D. students making normal progress hold the preliminary oral exam no
later than the eighth semester in the program. They should continue to
register for workshops and student seminars, and for research credits,
maintaining maintain a 9-credit load each semester. . A cumulative
grade point average of at least 3.0 is required in order to graduate.
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