Suffolk University College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Programs 2008-2009

economics qualifying exams Students will typically take courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics in the first two semesters of the program. Upon successfully completing the core courses, a student in good academic standing will be allowed to take a qualifying exam in each of the three areas. The qualifying exams will be given twice a year. Students must pass the qualifying exams in no more than two attempts in order to continue in the program. The coursework and the qualifying exams portion of the program must be completed within the first five years after enrollment. field paper requirement After passing the qualifying exams, students continuing in the program will take additional courses, including the two required courses for each of their chosen fields. To satisfy the field requirement, students must achieve a B average or better in each of the required two-course field sequences for their chosen fields. Upon successfully completing the field requirement, students in good academic standing are required to enroll in EC 880 Research Workshop, offered during the fall semester. Students are expected to start working on their research paper during the summer prior to enrolling in this course and must submit a two-page description of their topic by the second week of the semester in which they enroll in EC 880. As part of EC 880, students are required to write a field research paper and to make a paper presentation by the end of the semester in which the course is taken. The final paper will normally be graded by two faculty members. The student must receive a grade of B or better on the paper in order to pass the field paper requirement. master’s degree A student who begins the PhD program, and who is in good academic standing, may choose to exit the PhD program and transfer credits earned towards a terminal master’s of science in economics degree. In this case, the student must complete a total of ten economics courses at the 700 or 800 levels. Three of the ten courses must cover macroeconomics (EC 710 or EC 810), microeconomics (EC 720 or EC 820), and econometrics (EC 750 or EC 850). If any of these three courses is completed at the 800 level, it may not be repeated at the 700 level. Continuing PhD students in good academic standing may apply for the MS degree upon completing their required coursework. dissertation Upon completion of all required coursework and after completing the field paper, students in good academic standing may make a proposal defense, leading up to the defense of the dissertation. The proposal defense will be made under the supervision of a committee consisting of one advisor and two other faculty members who will serve as readers. A minimum of two members of the committee must be from the Department of Economics. The student must defend the dissertation within a period of ten years after enrollment. 38

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