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Honors in Economics University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Full Time

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$ 10,011 (US$ 10,011) per semester

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Entry requirement for international students

Students interested in graduating with honors in economics should consult with a faculty adviser no later than their first semester of the senior year. The department recommends a student for graduation with honors based on (a) evidence of superior performance provided by a thesis written in the senior year, and (b) the student's course grade record overall and in the major. The minimum major GPA requirement is 3.5 in upper division economics courses and 3.3 GPA overall. The senior thesis may be an extension of a seminar paper prepared under the continued guidance of a faculty member through enrollment in H195A/B.

University of California, Berkeley accepts IELTS*

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Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of California, Berkeley

Department name

College of Letters and Science, Department of Economics

Venue / office name

College of Letters and Science, Department of Economics

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

508-1 Evans Hall #3880
BERKELEY
California
94720

Venue description

This department is well-known for the excellence of its teaching and advising, with a strong reputation for producing outstanding Ph.D. graduates, as well as rigorous and innovative economic research. They are consistently ranked among the world's leading departments. Berkeley faculty have won four Nobel Prizes and four John Bates Clark Medals , and nineteen Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships (including an average of one per year since 1995). The impact Berkeley faculty have had on various fields of economics has been enormous. This department is currently at the forefront of many exciting new developments in economics.

Telephone number

+1 510 642 0822

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Students can live in the home at Cal which will be an important part of their college experience. Any students may apply for residence halls. Virtually all rooms are double and triple occupancy, and the few single rooms are reserved for disabled students or continuing, upper-division students only. The halls are: Clark Kerr Campus, Foothill, Bowles, Stern, Unit 1, Unit 2, TUD Wada Apartments and Unit 3. Residents make a pact with their peers to keep the community free of smoke, alcohol, and drugs. They plan and host substance-free programming, events, and activities. The Disabled Students' Program (DSP) on campus can assist students with disabilities in securing priority for housing. Some residence hall rooms on the Berkeley campus have been modified for physically disabled, deaf, hard of hearing, and visually impaired students. In order to qualify for priority housing and receive the appropriate accommodations, students must provide DSP with verification of their disabilities. In addition there are upper division undergraduate apartment advising: Channing-Bowditch Apartments in which 226 students and 3 staff will live-in. It is for single gender with 4 bedroom or 2 bedroom and townhouse apartments. Wada Apartments in which 175 students and 1 staff will live in. It is for double and triple single gender apartments; and its only for academic year contracts; these are on the same schedule as Residence Halls. The rates of the housing can be found in this website: http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/rates.html

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