Graduate Certificate in Applied Microeconomics

The Department of Economics at American University offers a certificate program in Applied Microeconomics for those individuals seeking to supplement their education with a graduate level certificate. A graduate certificate program allows you to pursue your specific career needs with a schedule that complements your work day. Most classes are offered in the evening and on weekends. Certificate credits can usually be transferred into graduate degree programs.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

• 18 credit hours of approved graduate work;
• course work includes nine credit hours of core requirements and nine credit hours of electives (prerequisite credit does not count towards the certificate);
• all courses must be taken for grades (the pass/fail option is not permitted).

Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college;
• Prior course work or experience equivalent to ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics, ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics, MATH-211 Applied Calculus, and STAT-202 Basic Statistics
• a well-written Statement of Purpose. Students entering the program without the appropriate background will be expected to take these courses as prerequisites.
• TOEFL score of 600 paper / 250 computer for all international students whose first language is not English.

Contact information:

Department of Economics
American University
Roper Hall, 105
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016-8029
Email: econ@american.edu
Phone: 202-885-3770
www.american.edu/cas/econ/cert/certapp.htm