Simultaneous Enrollment in M.A. in Economics and J.D. Degree Programs

Admission

The Department of Economics and the College of Law at Northern Illinois University offer the opportunity for simultaneous enrollment in the M.A. and J.D. degree programs to qualified graduate students. Students must be admitted to both the M.A. program and the J.D. program. Students who apply with sufficient math and statistics course work from their undergraduate degree may petition the Department of Economics to waive the GRE exam requirement.

Requirements

Since students enroll in two separate degree programs, to receive both degrees students must meet all of the graduation requirements for both degree programs. A student may obtain either degree prior to completing all requirements for the other degree.

Students are required to complete the ninety-seven (97) hours of course work; seventy-eight (78) hours of which must be from the College of Law and nineteen (19) hours from the Department of Economics.

To fulfill the total hour requirements for the separate degrees, twelve (12) hours of J.D. course work will be counted toward the M.A. in Economics and twelve (12) hours of course work with a grade of B or better within the Department of Economics will be counted toward the J.D. degree.

Within the Department of Economics, students are required to take the following:

• ECON 660 - Microeconomic Analysis I Credits: 3
• ECON 661 - Macroeconomic Analysis I Credits: 3
• ECON 690 - Econometrics I Credits: 3
• ECON 691 - Research Tools for Economists Credits: 3
• ECON 692 - Methods in Economics Credits: 1-2

• A. Econometrics

  Students must take 1 credit hour in this course.

• ECON 699A - Master’s Research Component: Master’s Thesis Credits: 1-6
•      OR  ECON 699B - Master’s Research Component: Master’s Research Paper Credits: 3

•      OR a substantial research paper written in a 500- or 600-level economics course and approved by the professor teaching the course

• •  Elective courses (6); excluding ECON 590 and ECON 591

   

  Students are expected to complete all other requirements of the College of Law for the J.D. degree.