The accelerated "4+1" program allows students to earn the MA in Economics in one year after completing their bachelor's degree. Students pursuing the MA in Financial Economics can complete the degree in three semesters. Undergraduate students can apply to take graduate courses after completing 78 semester hours with a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Students can take a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate coursework that can count both toward a bachelor's degree and either the MA in Economics or the MA in Financial Economics. Students who successfully complete the master's courses are encouraged to apply for a graduate assistantship.
Qualified students, including students who are not economics majors, can take the courses listed below after having met the following requirements:
- ECON 6912 Microeconomic Theory –
- A grade of "A" or "B" in ECON 3710 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, and a grade of "A" or "B" in MATH 1552 Applied Mathematics for Management or MATH 1570 Applied Calculus 1 or MATH 1571 Calculus 1; OR
- A grade of "A" in ECON 2610 Principles 1: Microeconomics, MATH 1571 Calculus 1, and MATH 1572 Calculus 2 (in this case ECON 6912 Microeconomic Theory is taken in place of ECON 3710 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory)
- ECON 6922 Macroeconomic Theory –
- A grade of "A" or "B" in ECON 3712 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, and a grade of "A" or "B" in MATH 1552 Applied Mathematics for Management or MATH 1570 Applied Calculus 1 or MATH 1571 Calculus 1; OR
- A grade of "A" in ECON 2630 Principles 2: Macroeconomics, MATH 1571 Calculus 1, and MATH 1572 Calculus 2 (in this case ECON 6922 Macroeconomic Theory is taken in place of ECON 3712 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory)
- ECON 6939 The Economics of Financial Markets and Institutions –
- ECON 6945 Public Finance –
- A grade of "A" or "B" in ECON 6912 Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 6976 Econometrics –