<p>I'm an undergrad at a small accredited state school in southern Indiana studying Finance and Accounting as a double major, but my passion is Economics and my dream is to one day teach Econ at the university level. I've taken several high level math courses (calculus I, II, III, linear algebra, theory of probability, differential equations, mathematical analysis, and math stats) as well as intermediate level courses in economics. My plan is to secure my Finance and Accounting degrees so that I have a fallback, then take a few more econ courses and chase my dream of getting an Econ PhD. Does this sound like a solid plan? Any advice? My GPA is 3.76 if anyone is interested, with my only B's coming in Calc II and a few BS classes.</p>
<p>More math (rather than economics), counter-intuitively, is the best path towards admission at any Economics PhD program.</p>
<p>Your base in Probability/Stochastic Theory, ODE/PDE, and Analysis is great.</p>
<p>More math up to a point, but economics PhD hopefuls ALSO need economics coursework to get in. Someone aiming for a PhD in economics should probably take close to the equivalent of a major in economics - at least around 7 classes in econ as preparation.</p>
<p>But the question of whether it sounds like a solid plan - I mean, that depends. You didn’t really say why you want to get a PhD in economics - is it a dream just to have one? Or do you just want to learn a whole lot about economics? Both of those are not good reasons to do a PhD, believe it or not - a PhD is preparation for a career field. Do you want to be an economics professor? Do you want to do research in economics, on economic theory or practice or behavior?</p>