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Summary of Degree Requirements

This document is excerpted from The Course Catalog of The Graduate School. The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, general degree requirements and the policies on Satisfactory Progress, Probation and Exclusion of The Graduate School.

M.A. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The department does not normally admit students for a terminal M.A. degree. Doctoral students who complete the ECON 410, ECON 411, ECON 480 sequences with a B average and achieve an "M.A. Pass" on the written qualifying examinations are eligible to receive the M.A. degree. The following requirements apply to students who are enrolled in other doctoral programs and to doctoral students not completing the first-year sequence.

Coursework Requirements

Total Required Units:9

Other M.A. Degree Requirements

Examinations: final oral examination

Research/Projects: none specified

Master's Thesis: none

Other: paper in one course carrying graduate credit

Ph.D. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Coursework Requirements

Total Required Units: 16

Other Ph.D. Degree Requirements

Examinations: preliminary examinations in economic theory (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics); oral examination for admission to candidacy

Research/Projects: two research papers presented in the student seminar (ECON 501) or equivalent

Ph.D. Dissertation: original, independent research

Final Evaluations: oral dissertation defense

Supervised Teaching Experience: All doctoral students are required to act as a teaching assistant for at least one quarter. As part of these duties, the student must lead a weekly discussion section. Teaching experience is an essential part of graduate training. Foreign students must demonstrate acceptable English proficiency as prescribed by The Graduate School. Evaluations are made and kept as part of the students' record.