International Economic Relations (Graduate Certificate)

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Administered jointly by the School of International Service and the Department of Economics , College of Arts and Sciences .

Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their official transcripts along with a one page statement of purpose.

Non-native English speakers are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they hold a degree from a US-accredited institution before enrollment at SIS. The minimum TOEFL score for full admissions consideration is 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT) or 600 on the paper-based test (PBT). The minimum IELTS score is 7.0.

Certificate Requirements

15 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 6 credit hours at or above 600-level
Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (Graduate Academic Regulations 4.11 , 5 , 6 )

Course Requirements

Required (3 credit hours)

ECON-603 Introduction to Economic Theory (3) (students with sufficient background in economics may substitute an additional economics course from the list of electives, below)

International Economics (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Statistical Methods (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Economics Elective (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

SIS Elective (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following: