• 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.
TOEFL iBT - 80 and TOEFL PBT - 550
IELTS - 6.0
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
Submitting Transcripts
Sending Transcript through mail
Enrollment Services/Admissions
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
Submitting Electronic Transcripts
Official transcripts may be submitted electronically directly from a U.S. college or university to Enrollment Services.
CSULB Students and Alumni do not need to submit official transcripts.
Non-CSULB Students: Unofficial transcript(s) documenting that you have completed the required courses in Economics for admission
Non-CSULB Students: Official transcripts documenting that you have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university.
GRE (or GMAT) scores are not required, but encouraged. If completed, please send scores to Institution Code 4389, 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.
If you wish to upload a writing sample of a research paper or any other relevant documentation, you can do so in the Supplemental Materials section.
Submit original and certified English copies of transcripts/individual mark sheets from all institutions attended Complete a four-year college course of study and hold an acceptable baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution by the end of the summer term prior to Fall enrollment or the end of the Fall semester for Spring enrollment. Hold a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. (No Rounding)