Ph.D. Requirements

International students whose first language is not English are required to take a writing and speaking exam administered by the English for International Students (EIS) program. This requirement applies to all students, and is over and above the submission of the TOEFL or IELTS score. Under certain circumstances, some students may be exempt if their undergraduate degree is from an institution in an English-speaking country. Please note that the purpose of these exams is not to measure English proficiency. Rather, they assess whether you will benefit from targeted training in academic speaking and writing in order to succeed in your academic career here and beyond, and in which English for International Students (EIS) classes you may be best placed. While required by The Graduate School, these courses will not count toward our degree programs' course requirements.

International students whose first language is not English are required to take a writing and speaking exam administered by the English for International Students (EIS) program. This requirement applies to all students, and is over and above the submission of the TOEFL or IELTS score. Under certain circumstances, some students may be exempt if their undergraduate degree is from an institution in an English-speaking country. Please note that the purpose of these exams is not to measure English proficiency. Rather, they assess whether you will benefit from targeted training in academic speaking and writing in order to succeed in your academic career here and beyond, and in which English for International Students (EIS) classes you may be best placed. While required by The Graduate School, these courses will not count toward our degree programs' course requirements.

International students whose first language is not English are required to take a writing and speaking exam administered by the English for International Students (EIS) program. This requirement applies to all students, and is over and above the submission of the TOEFL or IELTS score. Under certain circumstances, some students may be exempt if their undergraduate degree is from an institution in an English-speaking country. Please note that the purpose of these exams is not to measure English proficiency. Rather, they assess whether you will benefit from targeted training in academic speaking and writing in order to succeed in your academic career here and beyond, and in which English for International Students (EIS) classes you may be best placed. While required by The Graduate School, these courses will not count toward our degree programs' course requirements.

Course Structure for the Second Year and Beyond: After the first year, many of the upper-level courses in economics are divided into half-semester modules. The purpose of this structure is to allow students to take courses along methodology lines rather than field lines and to better align coursework with their research interests. By their nature, modules count for only 1.5 credits, and students must complete enough of them to fulfill their graded course requirements. Module courses are all currently listed under special topics course number ECON 881-890. Students who wish to major in an Applied Microeconomics field have some flexibility in their choice of courses, but must obtain explicit approval of their course plan from their advisor.