Admission Requirements

For full admission you need to have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with an overall grade-point average of 2.75 or better or 3.00 for the last two years (64 semester credits or equivalent). Full admission also requires students to have taken Intermediate Microeconomics (3250:410) with a grade of B+ or better, Intermediate Macroeconomics with a grade of B+ or better (3250:400); Analytic Geometry - Calculus I (3450:221) and statistics equivalent to Introductory Statistics I and II (3470:261 and 262).

The academic background of each applicant will be reviewed by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair to determine whether background deficiencies exist for his/her planned program of study. Exceptional departures from these requirements may be approved with the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies or the Department Chair.

Admission Material

A complete application for the Masters' Degree requires you to:

Submit to the Graduate School

• An on-line application form available at Apply Online
• The non-refundable application fee.  All application fees must be paid by credit card when submitting the online application.  If you are reapplying for a masters' degree program there is a  non-refundable reapplication fee.
• Official transcripts from each college or university attended (except the University of Akron).  Official transcripts must be sent to the University of Akron Graduate School, Polsky Building, Room 469, Akron, OH 44325-2101
• TOEFL and GRE scores are required for international students

Submit to the Department of Economics

• Three letters of recommendation (form)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores which are required for international students and recommended for domestic students

Submit to Office of International Programs

• Pay a mandatory orientation fee required of international students after admission
• Provide a Declaration and Certification of Finances Form required after admission

Financial Aid

Financial aid in the form of Graduate Assistantships and tuition waivers are available on a competitive basis.  All information regarding graduate assistantship applications is available here.