University of Illinois Chicago College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 4 courses 32 total credits
Applicants are considered on an individual basis. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants should meet the following program requirements: Degree requirements: • Minimum Semester Hours Required 96 past the baccalaureate are required. • Coursework Minimum of 32 semester hours, with at least 3 EAES courses (minimum 3 semester hours per course) at the 500 level, excluding EAES 595, EAES 596, and EAES 599. Only 3 courses (minimum 3 semester hours per course) outside EAES will count toward this requirement. Each course must be taken for a letter grade, not on a credit/no credit basis. A maximum of 32 hours of coursework may be transferred in from a previous master’s degree program, with a limit of 16 hours credited toward the UIC coursework requirements. Of the 16 semester hours of content coursework left to complete for the PhD, only one course (minimum 3 hours) can come from outside EAES. Additionally, these remaining 16 semester hours must include two courses (minimum 3 hours per course) at the 500 level. • Requirements beyond the stipulated semester hours of coursework • Students must take EAES 590 (2 semester hours) in their first year. • Students can count no more than 4 semester hours of EAES 596 toward the required 96-hour minimum. • Students will be expected to enroll in EAES 595 Departmental Seminar (0 credits) every semester. • Students will be expected to present progress to their full research committee once a year. • Examinations • Departmental Qualifying Examination: Required. Written and oral components required. Ordinarily completed during the student's third semester. • Preliminary Examination: Required. Taken in the second semester after the qualifying exam. • Dissertation Required. Students must earn at least 46 semester hours in EAES 599. • MA in Applied Economics (p. 198) • MA in Economics (see listing for PhD in Economics) • PhD in Economics (p. 198)
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