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Fox School of Business
and Management Speakman Hall, Degree programs: Masters of Business
Administration
Masters of
Science- Executive Masters
of International
Masters of MBA/MS in
Healthcare Management Masters
of Science-Actuarial Science PhD-
Business Administration Economics Statistics Accounting Computer &
Information Sciences Finance General &
Strategic Management Human Resource
Administration International
Business Administration Legal Studies Management
Science/ Marketing Real Estate
& Urban Land Studies Risk, Insurance,
& Healthcare Management
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Degree RequirementsMaster of Arts For the M.A. in economics, a student must complete 30 semester hours of class work consisting of five core courses and five electives. The core courses are:
Work on the master of arts thesis begins after the student has competed the core courses and the electives (a minimum of 24 semester hours, with the thesis research of up to 6 hours). Doctor of Philosophy For the Ph.D. in Economics, a student must complete 48 semester hours of class work consisting of eight core courses and eight electives; of the electives, a minimum of six credit hours must be in Dissertation Research 999 after the student achieves candidacy. No more than 24 credit hours may be accepted as transfer credit from other institutions. He or she must also pass two theory and two field exams, and submit and then defend a doctoral dissertation. The core courses are: 1. Economics 501 (Microeconomic Analysis) In addition, all students except those with exceptionally strong mathematics backgrounds are expected to take Economics 510 (Mathematics for Economics I). A student is eligible to take the theory exam in microeconomics after completing Economics 601 and 602 and the theory exam in macroeconomics after completing 605 and 606. Full-time students receiving financial aid must take at least one of these exams within three semesters after beginning the program. Both exams must be passed within two years after beginning the program for full-time students and within three years for part-time students. A student is eligible to take the field exams after passing both theory exams. Field exams must be passed within two years of passing the last theory exam. Work on the doctoral dissertation begins after all exams are finished. Dissertation students are required to register each semester for Economics 999 (Doctoral Dissertation Research Seminar) until the dissertation is complete. It is expected that a student will submit a dissertation proposal to the department's Graduate Affairs Committee within one year after passing the last field exam. Completed dissertations must be defended before a faculty panel. The panel will consist of the chair of the student's dissertation committee, the other two members of this committee, and an SBM faculty member Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy -Statistics Admission Requirements Prior work in statistics is not a requirement for admission to graduate study. Applicants for admission to the graduate program must hold a bachelor's or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university and must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.8 overall and 3.2 in mathematical courses. Applicants must submit scores from the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The scores on each of the three components of the GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) typically fall within the following percentile ranges: Verbal: 50 to 99Quantitative: 80 to 99 Analytic: 50 to 99 Applicants with an undergraduate GPA of 3.4 or better in mathematical courses may substitute scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Text (GMAT) for the GRE. The GMAT scores must also fall within the above percentile ranges. International students whose native language is not English must submit a score on the TOEFL examination. The minimum score is 230 on the computer-based version (CBT) or 575 on the paper-based version, and the typical range is 243 to 287 CBT or 590 to 660 paper-based version. Two letters of recommendation and a statement of goals are required. Admission is competitive. The applicant's academic record and test scores are given the highest weight in the admissions process, although other factors, such as the applicant's ability and potential for further study as demonstrated by research publications, are also taken into consideration. A personal interview is not required but highly recommended. Degree Requirements Students must satisfactorily complete 30 hours of course work and pass a written comprehensive examination. Admission Requirements Prior work in statistics is not a requirement for admission to graduate study. Applicants for admission to the graduate program must hold a bachelor's or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university and must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.8 overall and 3.2 in mathe-matical courses. Applicants must submit scores from the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The scores on each of the three components of the GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) typically fall within the following percentile ranges: Verbal: 50 to 99Quantitative: 80 to 99 Analytic: 50 to 99
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