Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Department of Economics and Finance
Description
The Master of Science (MS) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees in Economics offered through the Department of Economics and Finance, Huntsman School of Business, are primarily intended to prepare students for subsequent doctoral study in Economics. Students that choose to do an MA are required to satisfy the foreign language requirement by earning an additional 15 credits in the study of a foreign language.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the master’s program in the Department of Economics and Finance requires a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (4.0 = A) for the last 60 semester credits earned prior to applying for the program. Educational requirements include a bachelor’s degree, courses in intermediate microeconomic theory, econometrics/statistics, and mathematical economics/calculus. Students whose prior academic performance warrants admission, although some of these courses have not been taken, may be admitted provisionally. Such students will be required to make up deficiencies by enrolling in appropriate courses prior to beginning the master’s program.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. GRE scores should be included with the application. Scores should be at or above the 50th percentile for the verbal portion of the examinations and above the 60th percentile for the quantitative portion. A TOEFL score is also required of all students whose native language is not English.
Program Requirements
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U. S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.
Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.
A master’s degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review. Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.
Degree Requirements
The MSE program requires a minimum of 30 credits from an approved program of study with at least 15 credits from 6000-level courses with an ECN/FIN prefix or higher. Plan A Thesis students must complete 6 credits of Thesis Research (ECN 6970 ) while Plan B students must complete 3 credits of Thesis Research (ECN 6970 ). More information about courses can be found at https://huntsman.usu.edu/mse/curriculum.
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