Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program are required to hold a master's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution. An admission decision is based on a combination of a student's graduate academic performance, professional experience, letters of recommendation and/or standardized test scores. All students are encouraged to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) scores in support of their application.

Required documents for admission are as follows

Submission of a completed Graduate School Application
Submission of an unofficial transcript or copy of a foreign evaluation showing successful completion of a master‘s degree from with a completed Graduate School Application
Submission of official transcripts or original foreign evaluations showing successful completion of a master‘s degree from an accredited college or university received within the first semester of enrollment
Two letters of recommendation received within the first semester of enrollment
Formal resume indicating education and complete work history
Requirement for GRE/MAT scores may be waived for students who meet any one of the following:

Doctorate from an accredited institution
Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a grade average of at least 3.2
Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a grade average of 3.0 or above with a minimum of two years of professional work experience
If an applicant's primary language is not English, the applicant must present a TOEFL® score of 500 or higher on a paper-based examination, a score of 173 on a computer-based examination, an internet-based score ( iBT ) of 61, or an IELTS™ score of 6.0 or higher.