Ph.D. PROGRAM: ADMISSION

The requirements for admission to the Ph.D. program are:

· The completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree

· GPA of 3.0 or better or its equivalent

· The successful completion of intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory

· Acceptable GRE scores on verbal, quantitative, and analytical components (the department does not have threshold GRE scores for admission)

· Three academic reference letters

· A brief statement of personal academic goals

Foreign students must demonstrate their proficiency in English, by taking the TOEFL examination.

The Graduate School requires a minimum of 500 (173 on computer-based exam or 61 on iBT exam) or better on the TOEFL.

A master's degree in economics is not a requirement.

Preparation in mathematics through calculus, statistics, and linear algebra is strongly recommended. It may be necessary for students not fully prepared for a graduate program to take remedial courses. Students who lack the proper background in micro and macroeconomic theory, statistics, and mathematics must take courses to remedy these deficiencies prior to their first year of study.

To ensure that GRE scores reach the department in a timely manner, please provide ETS with the following codes:
               University of Utah: 4853
               Department of Economics: 1801

Detailed information on the University of Utah Graduate School admissions policies can be found at http://www.sa.utah.edu/admiss/graduate.htm.

Application Deadlines

The Ph.D. program is scheduled so that the courses are offered in a sequence; therefore, it is only possible to start the Ph.D. program in the Fall. 

The Fall application deadline is April 1st. Applicants will hear back approximately mid-May.

If you wish to apply for financial aid, you should submit an application for financial assistance form (mail to Department of Economics) in addition to all your other documents. It has an earlier deadline of February 1st. Applicants will hear back approximately mid-March.

Application Procedure:

The list below includes all the information that you need to apply to the Ph.D. program. The items on this list are linked to downloadable forms (readable with Acrobat Reader) and additional information. Please note that the two different mailing addresses that apply.

1. Application form (mail to the Admissions Office).

2. Application processing fee (mail to the Admissions Office).

3. Official school transcripts (mail to the Admissions Office).

4. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score, if English is not your first language (mail to the Admissions Office).

5. Three letters of recommendation (mail to the Department of Economics).

6. Statement of personal academic goals (mail to the Department of Economics).

7. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (mail to the Department of Economics).

All questions related to the application procedures should be directed to Academic Advisor Tracey Farnsworth (tracey.farnsworth@economics.utah.edu).

Mailing addresses
University of Utah Admission Office  201  South  1460  East,  Room  250  S Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9057 U.S.A.	University of Utah  Department of Economics 1645  E. Central Campus Drive, Rm. 308 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9300 U.S.A.