Applicants must complete a University application form, submit a letter of application and an essay outlining their professional goals and purposes for obtaining a doctorate, provide three letters of recommendation regarding academic and professional competence, and receive a favorable recommendation for admission from the program faculty. Interviews may be required.
Admission is competitive and based on resources available for doctoral study.
Therefore, not all qualified applicants are guaranteed admission. Financial Aid Students who apply for admission will automatically be considered for a planned four Graduate Assistantships that would be awarded for the first two years of study. Graduate Assistants would be expected to work with faculty on matters of research, service and teaching.