PhD Economics at University of Maryland, College Park

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s): Transcripts from all institutions attended after high school or secondary school whether or not a degree was received. Fall term transcripts need to be included for anyone still attending an institution. TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students )* *Note: All applicants, regardless of citizenship, must demonstrate English language proficiency. Applicants are automatically deemed to have met this requirement if they hold a degree from a university in the United States or from an English-speaking country included on the UMD Graduate School’s list, which can be found at the bottom of this page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements . This decision rule is based solely on the country in which you were educated, and not on your citizenship. All students who do not automatically meet the English proficiency requirement must provide proof of an English language test score above a threshold deemed by the University as adequate for “full enrollment” as described here: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements . Our department will not consider for admission to our Ph.D. program any applicant whose TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores do not meet the requirement for full enrollment at the time of application. No exceptions will be made. | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) CV/Resume Supplementary Application Description of Research/Work Experience Writing Samples (optional, up to 3) By the application deadline, applicants should have completed advanced undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Applicants are also expected to have completed the equivalent of three semesters of calculus, a semester of linear algebra, and a semester of differential equations. The majority of admitted students have also completed course work in real analysis or other upper-level mathematics. All of the Department’s graduate students are full-time students.