Admissions Criteria

• Program is only available to PSU students already in the B.S.Q.E. major.
• B.S.Q.E. majors may apply for the B.S.Q.E.+M.S. program upon earning junior status if on track to complete at least 165 undergraduate credits before starting the Master's theory sequence in Fall term. To plan a program of study, students should consult with the Economics undergraduate adviser in their junior year.
• Candidates for the B.S.+M.S. program should apply online to the M.S. program by submitting a graduate application through the Office of Graduate Studies. Prior to beginning the application process, students are strongly encouraged to contact the graduate adviser.
• As part of the graduate application process, applicants will not be required to submit GRE scores provided they satisfy the following requirements:

  • A GPA of 3.5 or above for all economics classes

  • A PSU institutional GPA of 3.3

  • 500-level courses must be graded B or better

  • All undergraduate economics courses must be graded C- or better

  • No P/NP credit in required economics, mathematics and statistics classes

  • Department residency requirement of 24 undergraduate economics credits taken at PSU satisfied

  • PSU residency requirement for 45 of last 60 credits taken at PSU satisfied