Major Required: 12 units

• EC 5550 - Microeconomic Analysis (3)
• EC 5551 - Macroeconomic Analysis (3)
• EC 5552 - Graduate Econometrics I (3)
• EC 5553 - Graduate Econometrics II (3)

Major Electives: 12-15 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total degree units is 30. Students may take a total of 12 units of 4000-level that are above 4000 or 5001-5003 economics courses as electives with the approval of the graduate coordinator. 

• EC 4401 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3) *
• EC 4403 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) * ^and **
• EC 4406 - Mathematical Economics (3) * ^and **
• EC 4444 - Econometrics (3) * ^and **
• EC 6654 - International Finance (3)
• EC 6656 - Capital Markets I (3)
• EC 6657 - Capital Markets II (3)
• EC 6660 - Graduate Public Finance (3)

Culminating Experience: 3-6 units

• EC 6692 - Graduate Research Practicum I (3) and
• EC 6693 - Graduate Research Practicum II (3)

• OR

• EC 6960 - Master’s Degree Thesis (3)

Notes:

1. Exceptional students may take EC 6960  with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator.
2. Students taking three courses per term may finish in four semesters.
3. Students must sign a graduate contract to graduate.

*  Students in the following blended programs must select EC 4401 , EC 4403 , EC 4406 , and EC 4444  as electives:

• Economics, B.S. - Applied Economics Subplan/Option + Quantitative Economics, M.S. Blended Program: 138 units  
• Economics, B.S. - General Economics Subplan/Option + Quantitative Economics, M.S. Blended Program: 138 units  

** Students in the following blended program must select EC 4403 , EC 4406 , EC 4444 , and EC 4XXX/5XXX (3 units required excluding EC 4000  and EC 4620W )

• Economics, B.S. - Quantitative Economics Subplan/Option + Quantitative Economics, M.S. Blended Program: 138 units  

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 5003 - Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)