Master’s Program Admissions

The admission requirements for the MS degree in economics are:

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

2. GPA of 3.0 or better.

3. Successful completion with a B or better of Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (ECON 4010 or equivalent), Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (ECON 4020 or equivalent), and Principles of Econometrics (ECON 4650 or equivalent).

4. Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

5. Three academic letters of reference.

6. A personal statement of academic goals.

7. TOEFL score of 550 or better (or IBT equivalent) 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 student 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 B or better, the student may apply for regular admission into the program.

 
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

Masters Program admissions committee reviews applications throughout the year.  It is preferable to start the Masters program in the Fall, however, it is possible to apply for Fall or Spring. The application deadline for Fall admission is April 1^st, and for Spring admission is November 1^st.

Application Procedure:

The list below includes all the information that you need to apply to the MS 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 at 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.