You must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university. List of Foreign Universities.
You must have either majored or minored in economics or taken 18 units of core economics courses.
You must have completed (1) principles of macroeconomics, (2) principles of microeconomics, (3) intermediate microeconomics, (4) intermediate macroeconomics, (5) statistics, and (6) calculus.
A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50.
A minimum GPA 3.0 GPA in (1) principles of macroeconomics, (2) principles of microeconomics, (3) intermediate microeconomics, (4) intermediate macroeconomics, (5) statistics, and (6) calculus.
A Personal Statement of 500-750 words
Two recommenders
CSULB students & alumni: two CSULB faculty with at least one being from Economics
non-CSULB students: two faculty with at least one preferable from Economics
GRE (or GMAT) scores are not required but encouraged. If completed, please send scores to Institution Code 4389, and Department Code 1801 for non-CSULB students.
A Resume/CV is not required but encouraged, indicating any work experience and activities relevant to the program.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL Internet-based (iBT) - 80
TOEFL Paper-based - 550