Economics, Doctor of Philosophy
Economics, Doctor of Philosophy
February 12th, 2018
Admission Criteria
Fall deadline: February 1
- Undergraduate GPA: 3.0
- Ordinarily, to be accepted for advisement in the PhD program, a student must have a master’s degree in economics, or, alternatively, the student must meet the requirements for admission to the MA program, together with the requirement of an adequate background in economics, mathematics and statistics.
Minimum GRE Scores
| Test Type | Verbal | Quantitative |
| GRE | 146 | 155 |
Minimum English Proficiency Requirements
| Test Type | Total Score | Reading | Listening | Speaking | Writing |
| TOEFL Internet-based | 80 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| TOEFL Paper-based | 550 | 52 | 52 | N/A | 52 |
| IELTS Academic | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Economics Program
All application materials must be uploaded through the Graduate School online application.
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Personal statement
- Official GRE scores
Requirements for the doctoral degree
For those entering the program with a bachelor’s degree, the following courses are required:
- Econ 8370 (mathematics for economics);
- Econ 9451 and Econ 9452 (microeconomics);
- Econ 9453 and Econ 9454 (macroeconomics);
- Econ 9472 and Econ 9473 (econometrics);
- 6 credit hours of Econ 9413 (PhD research workshop);
- 6 credit hours of 9000-level economics courses in one area of specialization;
- Four other 9000-level economics courses (excluding 9090 and 9480);
- Up to 15 credit hours of Econ 9085, Econ 9480 or other approved electives;
- 12 or more credit hours of dissertation research (for a total of 72 credit hours).
Courses taken to satisfy these requirements (except dissertation research) may be taken while earning an MA at MU, or, as with students entering the program with prior graduate coursework, at other accredited colleges and universities as recommended by the Graduate School Committee.