ECONOMICS GRADUATE PROGRAM

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• ECONOMICS GRADUATE PROGRAM
• at
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
• An interdisciplinary program offered by the
  Department of Economics (Econ) and the Department
  of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE)
• Encompasses two Colleges
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
• College of Management (COM)
• Gives students access to over 25 graduate
  courses and 50 graduate faculty
• Fields of specialization

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DEGREE TRACKS Master of Economics (MR) 30
credit hours Coursework Only non
thesis Applied and Policy Analysis Track

• ECG 505 Applied Microeconomics
• ECG 506 Applied Macroeconomics

• ST 512 Experimental Statistics II or ST 514
  Statistics for Social Sciences II
• ECG 561 Intermediate Econometrics
• ECG 562 Topics in Applied Econometrics

• ECG 580 Economic Writing

• 4 elective courses to include two from ECG

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DEGREE TRACKS Master of Economics (MR) 30
credit hours Coursework Only non
thesis Applied and Policy Analysis Track
Fall I Spring I
ECG 505 ECG 506
ST 512 or ST 514 ECG 561
ECG elective ECG elective
Fall II Spring II
ECG 562 ECG 580
elective
elective
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DEGREE TRACKS Master of Economics (MR) 30
credit hours Coursework Only non thesis PhD
Preparatory Track

• ECG 700 Fundamentals of Microeconomics
• ECG 703 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics

• ST 421 Mathematical Statistics I
• ST422 Mathematical Statistics II
• ECG 750 Introduction to Econometric Methods

• 5 additional courses to include three from ECG
  

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DEGREE TRACKS Master of Economics (MR) 30
credit hours Coursework Only non thesis PhD
Preparatory Track
Fall I Spring I
ECG 700 ECG 703
ST 421 ST 422
ECG 765 or elective ECG 750
Fall II Spring II
ECG elective ECG elective
ECG elective
elective (ECG)
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DEGREE TRACKS Master of Science (MS) 30
credit hours
Micro-Macro Sequence Micro-Macro Sequence
Applied Theory
ECG 505 ECG 506 ECG 700 ECG 703
Statistics-Econometrics Sequence Statistics-Econometrics Sequence
Applied Theory
ST 512 or ST 514 ST 421 ST 422
ECG 561 ECG 562 ECG 750
5 elective courses to include 3 ECG
courses (optional 6 hours of ECG 695 cannot
replace ECG electives)
Thesis (written document and oral exam)
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DEGREE TRACKS Doctoral Degree Hours Required
72 hours for doctoral students entering without a
masters degree
54 hours for doctoral students entering with a
masters degree (18 hours transfer from previous
masters degree)
36 hours of coursework remaining hours gained
through research hours associated with writing
stage (ECG 895 or ECG 899)
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DEGREE TRACKS Doctoral Degree
Core Courses (year 1) Microeconomic Theory
Sequence ECG 701 Microeconomics I ECG 702
Microeconomics II Macroeconomic Theory Sequence
ECG 704 Macroeconomics I ECG 705 Macroeconomics
II Econometrics Sequence ECG 751 Econometric
Methods ECG 752 Time Series Econometrics or ECG
753 Microeconometrics
Field Courses (year 2) 6 field courses which must
include two 2-course sequences
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DEGREE TRACKS Doctoral Degree Other Requirements
Written Comprehensive Examination Microeconomic
Theory Written Comprehensive Examination
Macroeconomic Theory Summer I
Preliminary Oral Defense and Proposal
Defense Spring following completion of Field
Courses
Final Oral Defense Written Dissertation
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DEGREE TRACKS Doctoral Degree
Core Year Core Year
Fall I Spring I
701 704 751 702 705 752 or 753
Summer Immediately Following Core Year Comprehensive Written Exams in Microeconomic Theory And Macroeconomic Theory Summer Immediately Following Core Year Comprehensive Written Exams in Microeconomic Theory And Macroeconomic Theory
Field Courses Field Courses
Fall II Spring II
Field Course I Field Course 2 Field Course 3 Field Course 4 Field Course 5 Field Course 6
Fall III Spring III
Research Hours or Additional electives Research Hours or Additional Electives Preliminary Oral Exam and Proposal Defense
Additional Semesters
Research Hours or Additional Electives to complete dissertation and reach required credit hours
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• MINORS
• Most departments offer graduate level minors at
  masters and doctoral level
• Most popular minor is in statistics
• Requirements for Statistics Minor
• Masters Level 9 hours
• PhD level 18 hours
• Our 561, 562, 751, 752, 753 are qualifying
  courses within the requirements for Statistics
  minor
• http//www.stat.ncsu.edu/grad/programs/stat_minor.
  php

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ACCESS

• Unity ID and Password
• Unity ID first initial of first name, first
  initial of middle name, first 6 letters of last
  name.
• Unity Password last 4 digits of student ID
  number (the 000 number), followed by the two
  digit month and day of birth
• 515-HELP or http//www.ncsu.edu/it/essentials/inde
  x.html.  

MyPack Portal The MyPack Portal is the
Universitys one-stop access point for
information. https//portal.acs.ncsu.edu/psp/EPPRD
/?cmdloginlanguageCdENG

• All-Campus Card
• must be registered first
• Talley Student Center
• identifies you as a member of the NC State
  community
• used to access services around the campus,
  including meal plans, AllCampus Account
  purchases, gym access, and the library

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• REGISTRATION
• Register via MyPack Portal
• Registration dates opens early each semester for
  graduate students
• Registration after appropriate dates constitutes
  late registration and fee
• See Registration Records website for
  registration date
• Registration after Census Date
• violation of continuous registration
• expulsion by Graduate School
• requires reapplication for following semester
• See Registration Records website for Census
  Dates

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• GSOARS
• New online tracking method for graduate student
  progress
• Accessed via https//www3.acs.ncsu.edu/gsoars/inde
  x1.php
• Once per semester, need to update progress
  through GSOARS
• Easy means of determining student interests
• Easy means of generating CV when job market
  approaches
• Easy means of identifying students for RA support

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LIBRARY The NCSU Libraries offer a variety of
services tailored to the needs of graduate
students and researchers. The services include
research consultation service, workshops, GIS and
data services, graduate study rooms, and many
others.   Registration for our Fall 2013
Workshops is open http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/graduat
estudents/ 
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TRANSPORTATION

• Wolfline
• Campus bus transportation
• Free to students
• Multiple Stops,Frequent Stops
• http//www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/transportation/wol
  fline/index.html

• Parking
• Parking permits can be applied for through
  MyPack Portal
• Cost to the students
• Cost varies according to location of parking
  space
• For fees, application http//www2.acs.ncsu.edu/t
  rans/parking/permits/student/index.html

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• HOUSING
• Off-Campus Housing
• University Housing holds apartment guides for
  off-campus housing
• Several complexes on Wolfline
• Requests for roommates posted on Econ Grad
  website
• Campus housing is scarce
• Applications for on-campus housing at
  http//www.ncsu.edu/housing/apply.html

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• NC RESIDENCY
• Full information at http//www.ncsu.edu/grad/futu
  re-students/resident.html
• Domestic students should apply for NC residency
  for tuition purposes after being in the state for
  at least 12 months
• While theres no guarantee that residency will
  be granted, the following actions will work in
  your favor. Begin these actions, where possible,
  at the beginning of the 12 month period
• NC drivers license
• Bank account
• NC auto registration
• Register to vote
• Personal property tax (auto, etc)
• State income tax
• Home property tax
• Involvement in community (professional
  organizations, religious organizations, volunteer
  work, etc.)

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• IMPORTANT DATES Access to Information
• EMPOWER YOURSELVES Bookmark the following links
  for dates and information. All Graduate School
  Policies and links to appropriate forms and
  information can be found in the Graduate School
  Administrative Handbook. This information is
  completely accessible to you.
• Graduate school calendar link
• http//www.ncsu.edu/grad/faculty-and-staff/calenda
  rs.html
• Graduate School Administrative Handbook
  http//www.ncsu.edu/grad/handbook/index.php
• Census Date
• Late Registration
• Application for Graduation
• Deadlines for final oral exams
• Deadline for submission of final, error free
  copy of dissertation

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• OTHER
• Tips For Success
• Regular workshop attendance
• Regular study hours
• Study groups
• Graduate Program Website
• Workshops
• Career Resources
• Forms

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STATEMENT REGARDING POTENTIAL FUNDING for
STUDENTS WHO ENTER UNFUNDED       All students
who enter the program without funding (both
domestic and international) should be fully
prepared to absorb the full cost associated with
completing your graduate degree at NC State
University.   There is ABSOLUTELY NO guarantee
that funding will be available or offered during
your tenure at NC State.  However   Students who
enter the program without funding will become
eligible for funding consideration once they pass
written comprehensive examinations in
microeconomic theory and macroeconomic theory. 
There are only two opportunities allowed to pass
these written exams.   2) There is some small
chance for exceptional students to get
funding the year immediately following a
pass on the written exams, but these
students will be competing against all other
unfunded students who have also passed written
exams.   3) Odds for funding increase in
subsequent years, especially for students who are
doing particularly well in the program
academically.   4) Students who are offered
funding will be appointed as either teaching
assistants or research assistants.  All
assistantships consider the student's previous
academic performance research assistantships are
further based on ability of the student to
contribute to a research project (this usually
means strong computer and econometric skills) and
the match in interests between the student and
the professor directing the project.    5)
Students who receive funding will be bound by the
funding eligibility time limits imposed by the
University.    
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QUESTIONS