Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their official transcripts along with a one page statement of purpose. For international students whose first language is not English, a score of at least 550 (213 on the computer version) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. 

Certificate Requirements

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

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

Core

• ECON-603 Introduction to Economic Theory (3)
  (students with sufficient background in economics may substitute an additional economics course from the list of electives, below) 
• SIS-600 Quantitative Analysis in International Affairs (3) 
• ECON-611 Survey of International Economics (3) 

or 

SIS-616 International Economics (3) 

Electives

• 3 credit hours from the following: 

ECON-551 Comparative Economic Systems (3) 

ECON-552 Economics of Transition (3) 

ECON-658 Economics of the World Regions (3) (topics) 

ECON-661 Survey of Economic Development (3) 

• 3 credit hours from the following: 

SIS-565 U.S. Economic Relations with Japan
and China (3) 

SIS-630 Economic Policy of the European Union (3) 

SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform (3) 

SIS-665 International Trade and Investment Relations (3) 

SIS-666 International Monetary and Financial
Relations (3)