General Information
Instructor Contact Information
Faculty contact information can be found in the faculty directory.
Graduate student instructor contact information can be found in the graduate student directory.
Course Catalog & Time Schedule
The UW Course Catalog lists course descriptions, prerequisites, and instructors.
The UW Time Schedule lists credit classes offered at the University of Washington – Seattle. It is updated daily and is subject to change. You can get the up-to-the-minute status of any section by clicking on the five-digit Schedule Line Number. Updated quarterly schedules for courses in Economics are also available on the Department of Economics bulletin boards in Savery Hall.
The UW Student Guide includes information on academics, student life, university policies, etc. It is helpful no matter where you are in your academic career.
Undergraduate
Preliminary Schedule
Reference our 2025-2026 Preliminary Course Schedule to see which courses we expect to offer for the next academic year. This schedule is our current plan but is subject to change at any time without notice. The Preliminary Schedule is available in mid-spring each year for the following year's schedule.
Course Syllabi
The Department of Economics lists most of the Undergraduate Course Syllabi on our website or on Faculty Websites.
Graduate
Program Structure
The PhD program in economics consists of three phases:
- One year of core courses, followed by core examinations in microeconomics and macroeconomics
- One year of elective courses, followed by examinations in the student's fields of specialization
- Successful completion of a dissertation
More details about Ph.D. program requirements can be found on the graduate programs page.
Graduate Students should also look to their Graduate Guide for Students for detailed information about the current requirements for their PhD degree.
Students can direct any questions to the graduate program advisor at econphd@uw.edu.
Preliminary Schedule
Reference our 2025-2026 Preliminary Graduate Course Schedule to see which courses we expect to offer for the next academic year. This schedule is our current plan but is subject to change at any time without notice. The Preliminary Schedule is available in mid-spring each year for the following year's schedule.
Additional Student Resources
UW Undergraduate Advising page has information about the general education requirements for a UW undergraduate degree.
The UW Graduate school offers resources to help graduate students from the moment they are accepted into their graduate program all the way up to graduation. They offer information about graduation requirements, dates and deadlines, theses and dissertations, as well as advice for student success.
MyPlan is a planning tool that allows students to create long and short-term academic paths. Students can use it to search for courses, create academic plans to share with advisors, or run degree audits. It can be used to compare potential schedules and preview plan items before registering, discover courses of interest and add course to a bookmarked list or directly to a plan, or find course sections that work with schedules.
The UW Degree Audit Report System (DARS) allows students to create a report showing their academic progress toward the completion of undergraduate degree in any major or minor. Students can use this tool to decide which classes to take in upcoming quarters based on unmet requirements for their degree.