PA 5021: Economics for Policy Analysis and Planning

Review the syllabus for PA 5021.  It’s likely that you will be able to waive this course if:

• you have taken intermediate/advanced (not intro) college economics course(s)
• you received a B or better in the course(s)
• the course(s) covered most if not all of the subject matter in the PA 5021 syllabus
• one of the following texts was used in the previous course(s):
  • B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston, Microeconomics, McGraw-Hill
  • David Besanko and Ronald Braeutigam , Microeconomics, Wiley
  • Robert Frank, Microeconomics and Behavior, McGraw-Hill                         
  • Michael L. Katz and Harvey Rosen, Microeconomics, Irwin McGraw-Hill    
  • Walter Nicholson and Christopher Snyder, Intermediate Microeconomics, Southwestern
  • Geoffrey Perloff, Microeconomics, Pearson
  • Robert Pindyck and Daniel Rubinfeld Microeconomics, Prentice-Hall
  • Hal R. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, Norton

Process for requesting a waiver:

If the textbook used is listed above -

• Schedule and appointment with Alicia George (MPP) or Joel Mixon (MS-STEP) to evaluate your waiver request. Please provide the following:
  • Course Waiver form (print, fill out relevant sections)
  • Copy of your undergraduate transcript(s) with relevant economics courses highlighted. An unofficial copy is acceptable.
  • Syllabus for the economics course(s) you took. This is the most useful information for considering your waiver request. A current syllabus for the same course (often available online) is generally acceptable if your original is no longer available.
• Alicia and Joel will conduct an initial review and consult faculy as necessary

 

If the textbook used is NOT listed above -

• Request a meeting with Dr. Maria Hanratty to evaluate your waiver request.  Please provide the following:
  • Course Waiver form (print, fill out relevant sections)
  • Copy of your undergraduate transcript(s) with relevant economics courses highlighted. An unofficial copy is acceptable.
  • Syllabus for the economics course(s) you took. This is the most useful information for considering your waiver request. A current syllabus for the same course (often available online) is generally acceptable if you no longer have yours.
  • A copy of the textbook used in your previous coursework.  If you no longer have your original textbook, many libraries have copies available to borrow.