Related Programs

• Economics of Sustainable Development and Management (BS)
• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (BS)
• Applied and Resource Economics (MS)

Accelerated Program Information

This fast-track to the M.S. is designed for students who receive their B.S. degree from the ARE Department and then go on to pursue the M.S. in Applied and Resource Economics. The program is designed to allow students who enroll in graduate school in the summer following completion of their BS to complete all requirements for the M.S. within one calendar year. To complete the degree in this accelerated timeframe, the 120 credits students take for their B.S. should include six graduate credits of required courses (ARE 5201 Microeconomics or ECON 5201 Microeconomics, and ARE 5311 Applied Econometrics I) that can be included on the student’s undergraduate plan of study and also applied to the M.S. requirements of 30 credits. Once students earn their B.S., they must take 24 more M.S. credits, following one of the three plans of study described on the M.S. in Applied Resource and Economics page. Students pursuing a Plan A or Plan B (Major Paper) plan of study will take up to six credits of GRAD 5950 Master's Thesis Research (for Plan A) or ARE 5499 Independent Study in Agricultural and Resource Economics and/or ARE 5991 Professional Internship (for Plan B (Major Paper) during the summer between the 4th and 5th year, working to develop an applied project or thesis with a faculty advisor. Students pursuing a Plan B (Coursework) plan of study will take up to six credits of approved electives during that summer.