The Economics Discipline at Morris offers a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and the Applied Economics Department at Twin Cities offers a Masters of Science in Applied Economics. The integrated ECON-BA/APEC-MS program offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelors degree and a masters degree in five years. Students accepted to the integrated program will be guaranteed admission to the MS as long as they complete their undergraduate program.

These programs offer several benefits: streamlined admission from the undergraduate program to the graduate program (GRE is not required), flexibility in concurrently enrolling in undergraduate-level and graduate-level courses in their senior year (at least 9 graduate level credits can be transferred to the graduate program); and eligibility for teaching and research assistantships. The ECON BA and APEC MS degrees must be completed in their entirety, with no courses shared between them. The graduate degree cannot be earned before the undergraduate requirements are satisfied.

Application to the IDP is open to ECON undergraduates at Morris who:
1. Have 90 credits completed or in progress
2. Have the ability to complete at least 9 graduate-level credits during their senior year in addition to their remaining bachelors degree requirements, and the following prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the Spring semester of their Junior Year with a minimum grade of a C: ECON 3201 (Microeconomic Theory), ECON 3202 (Macroeconomic Theory), ECON 3501 (Econometrics), MATH 1101 (Calculus I) and Math 1102 (Calculus II).

Full application instructions and the link to apply are found here.

Students pursuing the integrated degree may apply between 9 and 16 graduate-level (5xxx-level and above) credits taken during the integrated senior year toward MS degree requirements. Students must spend a minimum of two semesters as a graduate student after the completion of their undergraduate degree.

Required Courses

Students should take the following courses/requirements to apply toward their graduate degree as an undergraduate integrated program student.

APEC 5031 - Methods of Economic Data Analysis (3.0 cr)
APEC 5151 - Applied Microeconomics: Firm and Household (3.0 cr)
APEC 5152 – Applied Macroeconomics: Income and Employment (3.0 cr)
APEC 8901 - Graduate Seminar: MS & PhD (1.0 cr)
APEC 8902 - Graduate Research Development Seminar (1.0 cr)

Economics B.A.

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