The Finance Doctoral Program is highly competitive; fewer than 5% of applicants are admitted in the typical year. Application Materials Essay Essay Instructions: The Admissions Committee is interested in your reasons for pursuing doctoral study. In an essay no longer than 1000 words, please describe (1) your educational goals, research interests, and professional objectives. If you have already formulated plans for dissertation-level research, please describe them as specifically as possible. (2) those academic and/or professional achievements which have contributed most to your development and the formation of your goals and interests. Please also include the major field area to which you are applying - Accounting, Finance and Economics, Decision, Risk and Operations, Management, or Marketing Recommendation Letters Two letters of recommendation are required, however a total of four may be submitted. Transcripts A bachelor’s degree or the equivalent (i.e., a four-year course of study in an accredited college or university) is required for admission. A master’s degree is not required, although many applicants have a master’s degree in such fields as management, economics, psychology, sociology, and statistics. Superior academic performance is expected. GMAT or GRE Applicants may take either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), but scores from one are required. Test scores should be input into the appropriate section of the application.