Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. 

Certificate Requirements

• 18 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 600-level or above, with grades of C or better 

Course work includes 9 credit hours of core requirements and 9 credit hours of electives. Prerequisite credit does not count toward the certificate. All courses must be taken for grades (the pass/fail option is not permitted). Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite Courses

• ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics (3) 
• ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) 
• MATH-211 Applied Calculus (4) 
• STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) 

Waiver of these prerequisites may be granted for qualified persons with comparable prior education or experience. 

Core (9 credit hours)

• ECON-500 Microeconomics (3) 
• ECON-505 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (3) 
• ECON-522 Econometrics (3) 

Electives (9 credit hours)

• 9 credit hours from the following: 

ECON-541 Public Economics (3) 

ECON-546 Industrial Economics (3) 

ECON-547 Economics of Antitrust and Regulation (3) 

ECON-573 Labor Economics (3) 

ECON-574 Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Microeconomics (3) 

ECON-575 Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Macroeconomics (3) 

ECON-579 Environmental Economics (3) 

ECON-630 Monetary Theory and Policy (3) 

ECON-633 Financial Economics (3) 

ECON-662 Development Microeconomics (3) 

ECON-665 Project Evaluation in Developing
Countries (3) 

ECON-671 International Economics: Trade (3) 

ECON-672 International Economics: Finance (3) 

Other approved electives may be substituted with departmental approval