Graduate Pathway in Economics
INTO Illinois State University, United States
Total Course Fee
USD 27,600
Course Accredited By
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Graduate Pathway program offering the academic foundation, essential language skills and GMAT/GRE test preparation to successfully move on to master’s degrees. An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Economics will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
- Our program emphasizes applied economics with a graduate curriculum that links basic economic theory and statistical techniques to "real world" problems faced by decision makers.
- Students can choose from four sequences: Applied Economics, Electricity, Natural Gas & Telecommunications Economics and Financial Economics.
- Students can choose from one- to two-semester Pathway programs.
- Students are fully admitted to Illinois State provided successful completion of conditional admission criteria at the end of the Pathway and submission of all required admission credentials.
- A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
- Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.
Accelerated
- Start dates January August
- Program length 1 Semester
Standard
- Start dates January August
- Program length 2 Semesters
Enrollment Cycles
- August 2023
- January 2024
Standard
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0. Completion of the following courses with grades of B or better: Principles of Microeconomics; Principles of Macroeconomics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Intermediate Macroeconomics; Calculus; Statistics
English language entry requirements
- 2 Semesters: TOEFL 65, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 169, Password 6, Completion of Academic English Level 4, or Duolingo 95.
Accelerated
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0. Completion of the following courses with grades of B or better: Principles of Microeconomics; Principles of Macroeconomics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Intermediate Macroeconomics; Calculus; Statistics
English language entry requirements
- 1 Semester: TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTEA 53, IELA 176, Password 7, or Duolingo 105.
- 34 credit hour program
- 12 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 22 credit hours remaining toward degree
Semester 1
- IDS 403 Writing for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- IDS 405 Reading for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- ECO 437 Fundamentals of Econometrics 3 Credits
- Elective Class 3 Credits
- Total 12 Credits
Semester 2
- IDS 401 Advanced Writing for Graduate Students 3 Credits
- ECO 438 Microeconometrics 3 Credits
- Elective Class 3 Credits
- Total 9 Credits
Notes * These courses are generally delivered through the INTO Center and are for Pathway students only.
Additional Entry Requirements
Completion of the following courses with grades of B or better:
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics - Intermediate Macroeconomics - Calculus
- Statistics
- Sequences available: Applied Economics; Electricity; Natural Gas and Telecommunications Economics; Financial Economics.
Elective Class Listings:
- Fall Courses: ECO 443 - Game and Strategies; ECO 445 - International Economics Analysis
- Spring Courses: ECO 405 - Economic Development; ECO 425 - Labor Economics
- Accelerated
- Tuition Fees: 1 Semester $15890
- Standard
- Tuition Fees: 2 Semesters $27600