BA in Economics Admission Criteria
The department is a program of study that normally takes four years (including freshman program) to complete for full time regular students and five to six years for part time students. The department will admit if the student:
- has successfully completed preparatory level schools and passed entrance examination for the University prepared by Ministry of Education.
- has successfully completed freshman program and assigned to the department on a regular program base by the University
- is able to pass the standards set by the department
Admission Criteria for MSc program in Development economics, MSc in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and MSc in Financial Economics
Applicants are expected to have a first degree in economics and other related disciplines. Applicants need to have good command and mastery of both quantitative and theoretical analysis to successfully complete the program. Thus, applicants who have completed their undergraduate study in economics can join the program. Since strong economics background is a requirement for admission into the program, potential applicants will be asked to sit for entrance examination. Besides, students may be required to document their English language proficiency when deemed necessary.
The total mark to decide will be calculated from 100% where
- 60 % consists the entrance exam result
- 15 % evaluates relatedness of the undergraduate degree for the master’s degree, i.e., if the undergraduate degree is in economics, 15%; if the undergraduate degree is a related department where main economics courses are given, 13%; and if the undergraduate degree is where no economics and related courses are given, 8%.
- 25% measures the grade points of the undergraduate degree of the candidate
When necessary, the candidates with unrelated undergraduate degrees will be required to take (bridge) courses to be familiar with the main ideas needed to take advanced economics courses.
PhD in Economics Admission Requirements
The following applicants may apply for admission to the Ph.D. in Economics Program:
- A candidate who has a high scholastic standing, who can submit at list one published or unpublished research output funded by Universities or research funders;
- Any well qualified person with a master’s degree from accredited institutions or institution with equivalent international education;
- Applicants shall have at least two years teaching experience in public universities after their second degree,
- First Degree in Economics or related functional areas that include; Agricultural Economics, Mathematics, Statistics.
- A minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 point scale upon completing Masters Degree or equivalent grading scale approved by ministry of Education (especially for international applicants).
- Evidence of English proficiency. For non-native English speakers or for those who have not possessed their degrees from Ethiopia, a TOEFL score (550) obtained within the last two years or a document certifying that English was the medium of instruction of the universities he/she got his/her degrees from (both for undergraduate and second degrees) during the time he/she studied.
- Personal Statement (Personal motivation for coming to University of Gondar and enrolling in its Ph.D. by Research Program and career plans after completing the PhD Program)
- Submitting Ph.D. concept paper/synopsis including the following points in brief: background, objectives, key areas of existing research, methodology, references)
- College certificates: MSc, official transcript of academic record, and certificate of graduation/ degree, MSc)
- Two recommendation letters from academic professors who can evaluate applicant’s scholastic ability and one immediate supervisor from his/her work place.
- A full copy of the applicant’s Master thesis