Minors for Students Outside the Department of Economics - Graduate students in other departments who seek a minor in Economics as part of their Ph.D. program should obtain the appropriate minor agreement forms from their department. As a rule, a set of four courses in Economics (12 credits) taken as a graduate student will be approved. At least one course should be in the theory sequence (711-714), along with three appropriate doctoral level courses at the 600-900 level. Not more than one course may be a reading course, workshop, or seminar. The minor field must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. Grades of B or better are required for each of the four courses in the minor.

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