The applicant for admission to the Ph.D. program in business must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of higher learning and have demonstrated high promise of benefit from graduate study. All general requirements stated in this publication must be met. The doctoral applicant must also present a GMAT score from a test administered within the last five years, an undergraduate GPA of 3.00/4.00 or above, both cumulative and over the last 60 hours of undergraduate work, and a GPA of 3.25/4.00 on all prior graduate work. A GRE score may be presented in lieu of the GMAT, but the GMAT is strongly preferred. Consideration will be given to an applicant who is deficient in not more than one of the quantitative specifications cited above.
An international applicant not holding a prior degree from a U.S. Institution must submit a TOEFL report of 575 PBT (84 iBT) or an IELTS score of 7.0.
Successful applicants typically have a strong quantitative background, though not all have an undergraduate degree in business. Applicants must submit either a GMAT or GRE score, and international applicants that do not hold a degree from an English speaking country must also submit a TOEFL score. Successful applicants typically have GMAT or GRE scores at or above 640