MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS
Graduate Advisers—Sisk, Vencill
Admission to Program
For admission to the graduate program in Economics, a student must meet the general university requirements as stated in this Bulletin. To qualify for classified status, a student must earn a 3.0 grade point average in an undergraduate major in economics, with a grade of at least a B in the first semester of intermediate macro and micro theory (ECON 300 and 301), mathematics for economists (ECON 310) or a semester of calculus (MATH 220), and statistical method and interpretation (ECON 311), or equivalent. Students who do not have Bs in all of the above four courses, or who did not major in economics but earned overall grade point averages of 3.0 or better, may be admitted conditionally. If room is available, students with less than 3.0 averages, but at least 2.7, may be admitted. Students admitted conditionally should understand that any prerequisite courses indicated in their conditional admission cannot be applied toward their graduate program.
Students applying to the master's program in Economics must submit the following material to both the Graduate Division and to the graduate coordinator of the Department of Economics. These materials should be submitted to both places at the same time.
Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general test.
Two or more letters of recommendation, preferably from undergraduate professors the applicant has taken courses with or worked with in some capacity.
The following deadlines for submission of all of the above material to both the Graduate Division and the graduate coordinator of the Department of Economics are in effect:
Fall Semester: 1 August deadline
Spring Semester: 1 December deadline
Economics
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dean: Joel Kassiola
Department of Economics
HSS 142
415-338-1839
Web Site: http://www.sfsu.edu/~economic
Chair: Michael J. Potepan
