Pre-Ph.D. Track

Economics and Decision Sciences

WESTERN COMMITMENT SCHOLARSHIP:
Rewarding Academic Achievement
(4-years)

The Western Commitment Scholarship is a new program intended to reward students with excellent academic ability who demonstrate achievement in high school by offering 4-year scholarships towards the cost of attendance at Western Illinois University. New freshmen who submit all application materials for admission by May 15 are automatically considered for Western Commitment Scholarships. No separate scholarship application is required to be considered for a Western Commitment Scholarship. Awards are based on student's high school GPA and ACT/SAT score. High school GPA will be based on weighted or unweighted GPA, which ever is higher, and converted to a 4.0 scale. The ACT score considered is the highest composite score submitted to WIU. Students can enter as new freshmen in any semester but the Western Commitment Scholarship may only be used for Fall and Spring semesters. The scholarship will be distributed half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester. Western Commitment Scholarships are renewable for up to four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate study at WIU by maintaining eligibility requirements. Students may move up in scholarship levels if they improve their ACT/SAT scores prior to the start of the academic year.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Highest-paying majors: Economics

WSJ: From College Major to Career

msn.com: 10 jobs that pay $85,000

Economists: What they do?
(from: careers.msn.com)

Economists study the production and distribution of resources, goods and services and apply economic analysis to issues in a variety of fields, such as education, health, development and the environment. Some economists study the cost of products, health care or energy. Others examine employment levels, business cycles or exchange rates. Still others analyze the effect of taxes, inflation or interest rates.
Median annual pay: $89,450

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Suggested Courses in Economics

(All courses listed should be taken.)

ECON 481G Mathematical Techniques
ECON 500 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
ECON 502 Macroeconomics and Growth Theory
ECON 503 Applied Price Theory
ECON 504 Price Theory
ECON 506 Applied Economic Techniques
ECON 507 Econometrics

Suggested Cognate Areas

(Select up to 3 courses from either Option 1, 2, or 3.

A fourth course may be taken by petition.)

Option 1:

Mathematics (MATH)

Option 2:

Decision Science (DS) or Computer Science (CS)

Option 3:

Mathematics (MATH) or Decision Science (DS)

For all options, nine (9) hours as approved by the advisor and based on the student's previous education.

Western Illinois University: Macomb Campus

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