MASTER'S PROGRAM ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Admission Requirements for the MS/MA degree in Economics are:

1. Completion of all work required for a bachelor’s degree.

2. Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better.

3. Successful completion of Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (Econ 4010 or equivalent), Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (Econ 4020 or equivalent) and Principles of Econometrics (Econ 4650 or equivalent) with a 3.0 (B) average or above.

4. Combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 1050 on the GRE.

5. Three academic letters of reference.

6. Short statement of academic and personal goals (250 word maximum).

7. TOEFL score of 500 or better (or IBT equivalent) or IELTS of 5 or above for international students.

Students who do not have the requisite background in Economics (see 3 above) may be admitted by the Graduate School in a non-matriculated status. This status usually requires the students to take specific courses determined by the Master’s Committee at the time of the application review. These courses do not count toward the Master’s degree. Upon completion of these courses with grades of at least 3.0 (B) or better, the student may then apply for regular admission into the Economics Master’s Program.

Admission Deadlines

The Economics Master’s Program Admissions Committee will reviews applications for entrance into the program only for Fall Semester. The application department deadline for Fall admission is April 1st. Applicants will receive notice of acceptance or non-acceptance from the Economics Admission Committee on or before June 1st. The earlier your completed application is received in the department, the earlier you will have a decision on admittance from the admission committee.

To ensure that GRE scores reach the Economics Department for Fall admittance in a timely manner, plan to take the exam no later than February 15th of the year of application. It takes ETS approximately six weeks to release the results of GRE scores. These results must reach the Economics department no later than April 1st for Fall admission. Please provide ETS with the following codes to ensure accurate delivery when taking the exam:

University of Utah: 4853

Economics Department: 1801

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

Application Procedures

Applications to our Master's 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).