Accelerated Graduate Enrollment (AGRADE)

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Economics have established an accelerated combined undergraduate and graduate program (AGRADE) whereby qualified seniors majoring in Economics or Mathematical Economics earn an M.A. in addition to their undergraduate degree.  A maximum of 16 credits may be applied toward both the undergraduate and the M.A. degrees.  Those who elect the AGRADE program may expect to earn both degrees in five years of full-time study.

Eligibility

AGRADE applicants must have an overall GPA which places them in the top twentieth percentile of the senior class (cum laude). Applicants are also expected to have performed at a superior level in economics, as determined by the department and reflected in a GPA in the major of at least 3.6 at the time of application.

Application

Application for AGRADE status should be made to the Department Graduate Admissions Committee, including all of the materials normally required for admission to the M.A. program except the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), which is not required.  If a student later wishes to apply to the Ph.D. program the GRE is required.

The earliest date by which a student may apply for the AGRADE program is during the semester in which the student completes 90 credits toward the undergraduate degree.

Credits

Students may transfer a minimum of three and a maximum of sixteen (16) AGRADE credits.  These courses will be applied to both the B.A. and the M.A. degrees.  The remaining graduate credits required for the M.A. degree will be earned in the conventional manner following formal admission to the AGRADE program.

Information for Mathematical Economics Majors

The following courses are required for the Mathematical Economics major and should be taken before applying to the AGRADE program:

ECO 2010 (Principles of Microeconomics)

ECO 2010 (Principles of Macroeconomics)

ECO 5000 (Intermediate Microeconomics)

ECO 5050 (Intermediate Macroeconomics)

MAT 2010 (Calculus I)

MAT 2020 (Calculus II)

MAT 2030 (Calculus III)

MAT 2250 (Elementary Linear Algebra)

The following courses meet requirements for both the Mathematical Economics major and the M.A. in Economics and should be chosen for AGRADE credit:

ECO 6000 (Price and Allocation Theory)

ECO 6050 (Macroeconomics)

ECO 6100 (Introduction to Econometrics)

Information for Economics Majors

The following courses are required for the Economics major and should be taken before applying to the AGRADE program:

ECO 2010 (Principles of Microeconomics)

ECO 2010 (Principles of Macroeconomics)

ECO 5000 (Intermediate Microeconomics)

ECO 5050 (Intermediate Macroeconomics)

ECO 5100 (Introductory Statistics and Econometrics)

In addition, MAT 2010 (Calculus I) is required.

For more details about the AGRADE program, contact one of our academic advisors or the Graduate Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at clasgrad@wayne.edu, 313-577-3117.

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