Department of Economics

Master's in Economics - Early Admission Program

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What are your plans after you receive your B.A. in economics?  Have you considered pursuing a Master of Arts degree in economics?  If so, here's an opportunity for eligible UToledo students from any major (see eligibility below).

You can start earning credits towards 1-year Master's degree in Economics as an undergrad and save money

Because the M.A. degree in economics requires 30 credit hours of graduate-level work, students who complete 8-9 of those hours as an undergraduate student have to complete only 21-22 additional credit hours as a graduate student to receive their master’s degree.

  • Complete the Early Admission Program application
  • Upper-division undergraduate students majoring in economics can enroll for graduate-level credit in up to 9 hours of 5000-level Economics courses.*
  • If you register for a course at the 5000-level you'll receive credit at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at the same time.
  • Fees applied to graduate credit hours will be charged at the lower, undergraduate instructional fee rate.
  • You will get priority in receiving Graduate Assistantships and graduate tuition waivers after being accepted into the graduate program
  • Eligibility: Students in good standing (good GPA) enrolled in one of the Economics tracks: 
    Major: Economics; Minor: Economics, Public Economics, Environmental Economics; Certificates: Advanced Economics, Advanced Quantitative Economics, Environmental Economics, or Public Economics

* Undergraduate students must complete all graduate-level requirements of the course and be evaluated by the same criteria as the graduate students.

Questions? Contact our Advisors

Dr. Onur Sapci

Undergraduate Advisor

419.530.4677

Dr. Aliaksandr Amialchuk

Graduate Director

419.530.6121

Eligibility:

  • Must be enrolled in one of the Economics tracks
  • Only 5000-level courses in Economics may be included

Application Process:

  • Complete the application.
  • Include two letters of recommendation (at least one of which must be from Economics faculty members).
  • Submit completed application to Dr. Aliaksandr Amialchuk, Graduate Director, Department of Economics, The University of Toledo.
  • Work with Dr. Amialchuk to complete a graduate plan of study indicating the courses that will receive graduate and undergraduate credit
Last Updated: 9/30/24