Accelerated Masters Programs

Index to Accelerated Masters Programs | BA in Economics and MA in Economics | BA in Economics and MPA in Public Affairs

BA in Economics and MA in Economics

The accelerated program in Economics provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Economics (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Arts degree.

Interested students should:

• have Summer School credit or Advanced Placement credit in order to reduce the number of undergraduate hours necessary to be taken during the senior year. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the Department of Economics as early as possible.
• earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 in economics courses and 3.0 in the University.
• take ECO 301, 319 and 351 (required for accelerated students) by the end of their junior year.
• take ECO 554 as either undergraduate or graduate credit depending on the undergraduate credit needs of the student.
• receive provisional admission to the MA program in order to take 600 level courses for graduate credit while enrolled as an undergraduate.
• take the GRE in the fall of the senior year.
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Economics/MA in Economics

A. AULER Component (36 hours max)

See additional AULER area requirements.

Special AULER area requirements for this program:

Mathematics (MT)

required: MAT 120 or 191 3 hrs

Reasoning and Discourse (RD)

required: ENG 101, FMS 103 or RCO 101, and one other RD course 6 hrs

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

required ECO 201, 202 (See B below) 6 hrs

Total Hours required: 45 hrs

B. Economics Major Requirements (30-37 hours)

NOTE: see admission requirements to the Department of Economics. A 3.50 GPA in economics is required for admission to the accelerated program.

1. ECO 101 or 201 and 202 (also meet AULER SB requirement), 250, 301, 327, 346 18 hrs

2. ECO electives 12-19 hrs

Total hours 30-37

C. Electives 46-53 hrs

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122 hrs

D. Requirements for MA in Economics (30-33 hours)

Fall of Senior Year (minimum 6 hours)

ECO 619 (graduate credit) 3 hrs

ECO 554 (undergraduate or graduate credit) 3 hrs

ECO 654 (graduate credit) 3 hrs

Spring of Senior year and/or 5th Year (24-27 hours)

ECO 645A (Fall) 3 hrs

ECO 645B (Spring) 2 hrs

ECO 646 (Fall) 2 hrs

Either ECO 647 (Spring) 4 hrs

or ECO 648 (Spring) 4 hrs

ECO 694 and 695, or ECO 694 and 696 6 hrs

Sufficient Electives 7-13 hrs

Total Semester Hours for MA in Economics (requires 694 and 695) 30 hrs

OR

Total Semester Hours for MA in Applied Economics (requires 694 and 696) 36 hrs

The accelerated program in Economics/Public Affairs provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Economics (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Public Affairs degree.

Interested students should:

• have Summer School credit or Advanced Placement credit in order to reduce the number of required hours necessary to be taken during the senior year. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the department of Economics as early as possible.
• take the GRE in the spring of the junior year.
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.
  
  

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Economics/MPA in Public Affairs

A. AULER Component (36 hours max)

See additional AULER area requirements.

Special AULER area requirements for this program:

Mathematics (MT)

required: MAT 120 or 191 3 hrs

Reasoning and Discourse (RD)

required: ENG 101, FMS 103 or RCO 101, and one other RD course 6 hrs

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

required ECO 201, 202 (See B below) 6 hrs

Total Hours required: 45 hrs

B. Economics Major Requirements (30-37 hours)

NOTE: a grade of C- in ECO 301 and a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for admission to the Department of Economics

1. ECO 201 and 202 (also meet AULER SB requirement), 250, 301, 327, 346 18 hrs

2. ECO electives 12-19 hrs

Total hours required: 30-37 hrs

C. Electives (46-53 hours)

1. Recommended in PSC: PSC 210, 310 6 hrs

2. Other recommended electives: ACC 201, 202, MGT 312, 320, 330 15 hrs

3. Other electives 25-32 hrs

Total hours required: 46-53

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122 hrs

D. Related Requirements for MPA in Public Affairs (42 hours)

Senior Year (14 hours)

PSC 600, 602, 511C (Fall) 7 hrs

PSC 601, 603, 511B (Spring) 7 hrs

Summer following Senior year (6 hours)

PSC 695, 696 (internship) 6 hrs

Graduate or 5th Year (19 hours)

PSC 511J, 604, two PSC electives, Comps I (Fall) 10 hrs

PSC 612, two PSC electives, Comps II (Spring) 9 hrs

Summer following 5th year (3 hours)

One 3-hour PSC elective

Total MPA Semester Hours: 42 hrs