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 February 1st. Applicants will hear back approximately mid-May.

Application Procedure

Applications to our PhD program are made online through https://app.applyyourself.com//?id=utahgrad

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 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Orson Spencer Hall, Rm. 343 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9300 U.S.A.