Honours Economics (Combined B.A. Specialist and M.A. in Economics Option)

Admission

Completion of Economics I or Honours Economics I with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including an average of at least 7.0 in ECON 1B03 , 1BB3 , and 1ME3 . For continuation in program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I.

Notes

1. Alternate admission requirements:   
   1. For students enrolled in Level II or III of BA Economics, admission to Levels II, III and IV of Honours Economics programs requires a minimum GPA of 5.0 and an average of at least 5.0 in ECON 2Z03 , ECON 2ZZ3 , and two of  2H03, 2HH3, 2Y03 , and 2YY3 . Students enrolled in Levels II or III of BA Economics cannot gain admission to Honours Economics programs by upgrading ECON 1B03  (or 1BX3) or 1BB3  (or 1BA3).  
   2. For students in another program beyond Level I, admission to Levels II, III and IV of Honours Economics programs normally requires a minimum GPA of 5.0 and an average of at least 5.0 in ECON 2Z03 , ECON 2ZZ3 , and two of 2H03, 2HH3, 2Y03 , and 2YY3 . Students cannot gain admission to Honours Economics programs by upgrading ECON 1B03  (or 1BX3) or 1BB3  (or 1BA3). However, if a student enrolled in Level II or above of another program has a minimum GPA of 5.0 and has completed ECON 1B03  and ECON 1BB3  with an average of at least 5.0 on their first attempt, they will be considered admissible.  
2. COMMERCE 2FA3  may be substituted for ECON 2I03 .   
3. Students in the Integrated Honours and Master’s in Economics program are expected to take ECON 2B03 . Students with prior credit in a recognized alternative statistics course are exempt from this requirement. Those students can take ECON 3EE3  only if they have achieved a grade of at least B+ in a recognized alternative statistics course. See ECON 2B03  in the Course Listings section of this Calendar for a list of recognized alternative statistics courses.  
4. Students who have not completed ECON 1ME3  are recommended to complete one of Grade 12 Mathematics of Data Management, STATS 1LL3 , STATS 1L03, or COMMERCE 1DA3 .

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I  

Conditions to transition to the M.A. in Economics

• Students with a B+ (9.0/12.0) average in Level 3 and Level 4 courses relevant to the M.A. in Economics program are granted direct entry into the M.A. in Economics. Relevant courses include, but are not limited to, ECON 3EE3 , 3G03 , 4AA3 , 4FF3 , 4G03 , 4T03 , and 4TT3 .

M.A. in Economics Degree Requirements

• The degree requirements for the graduate part of the integrated program are identical to those of the M.A. in Economics program.
• Students should refer to the McMaster Graduate Calendar for more details