Admissions Criteria

• BSQE majors may apply for the BSQE + MS program upon earning junior status if on track to complete at least 165 undergraduate credits before starting the Master’s theory sequence in Fall Term. Please see the BSQE+MS section of our website, pdx.edu/economics
• Candidates for the BS + MS program should apply online using the BSQE+MS program, not the MS program, by submitting a graduate application through the Graduate School. Before beginning the application process, students are strongly encouraged to contact the graduate advisor.
• If the application is successful, the student will be notified via e-mail.

Students must have:

• A GPA of 3.5 or above for all economics classes
• A PSU institutional GPA of 3.3.
• 500-level courses must be graded B or better.
• All undergraduate economics courses must be graded C- or better.
• No P/NP credit in required economics, mathematics and statistics classes except as exempted by COVID-19 policy.
• Department residency requirement of 24 undergraduate economics credits taken at PSU satisfied.
• PSU residency requirement for 45 of last 60 credits taken at PSU satisfied

Please Note:

The Department of Economics awards Graduate Assistantships (GAs) on a competitive basis each year, subject to available funding. BS + MS students who meet the admission criteria and who wish to apply for a Graduate Assistantship must submit their application by January 25th of the year they graduate with a BSQE. Applicants must formally obtain their undergraduate degree before they can be considered for a Graduate Assistantship. Therefore, students are welcome to submit their application for the graduate program when their status is undergraduate, however, they must have obtained their undergraduate degree to be eligible to receive a Graduate Assistantship.