Program Requirements

University & Department Requirements for Ph.D. Students:

Thank you for inquiring about the program requirements for doctoral students in the Department of Economics at UC San Diego. Specific information on the doctoral program course and requirements can be found in the corresponding pages on the left. Please review all resources thoroughly, including our Program FAQ, and should you have additional questions, please email us at econ-phdadmissions@ucsd.edu.

While matriculating through the program, it is expected that a doctoral student or candidate in good standing will:

maintain full time status (12 units) to be eligible for financial support
complete a minimum of 6 quarters in residence
pass the qualifying examinations
complete a computation course (ECON 280)
complete an empirical project (as part of ECON 220F)
maintain at least a 3.0 GPA
complete the elective requirements

successfully complete an oral qualifying examination
complete a second year Spring written project
complete a third-year original paper
complete and successfully defend a dissertation
must complete Graduate Research Workshop (Econ 286) at least one time to maximum of four times

Notes: There is no foreign language requirement. The typical program matriculation time is 5 years. Program requirements are subject to change.

Program Requirements

University & Department Requirements for Ph.D. Students:

Please review specific information on requirements here:

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