satisfactory progress requirements for ph.d. students

Ph.D. students must meet the same grade point average (GPA) requirements as Master's students. In particular, they must

1. Maintain a 3.0 or better grade point average in all courses taken as a graduate student.
2. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average or better in all courses included in the program of study in Economics. Note that the program cannot contain any courses with a grade below "C".
3. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average or better in all required core theory and econometrics courses.
4. Courses required for program of study must be taken for a grade, not S/U.
5. Enroll in the one credit ECON 607 Faculty Seminar every year.⁹

In addition, Ph.D. students should:

By the end of the first year:

1. Have taken ECON 523, 525, 526, 529, 570, 571, 611, 612 and 613.
2. Have taken the Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Theory preliminary comprehensive examinations.¹⁰

By the end of the second year:

1. Have taken a 500 level and at least one 600 level course in a field of specialty (Econometrics, Industrial Organization, International Trade, or Resource and Environmental Economics).
2. Have filed a program of study with Graduate School before completion of your 5th quarter.
3. Have completed ECON 627 and 628.

By the end of the third year:

1. Have taken all 600 level field courses.
2. Have completed field requirements.
3. Have taken the preliminary oral exam.

⁹ Normal progress requires that the student enroll for the one credit ECON 607 Faculty Seminar every year. Successful completion of this course requires attendance of at least 75% of the Economics seminars that are scheduled for the academic year.

¹⁰ Core examinations can be taken twice. Any student who does not pass a core exam after two attempts will be dismissed from the graduate program in economics.

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