Graduates will assume significant roles in the world's educational and research institutions through the dissemination of knowledge in the classroom and the publication of research in journals and books and add significantly to the body of knowledge in their chosen fields. Instead, admission is granted to the candidate deemed to be most qualified to achieve success. Have completed at least 30 hours of master's level graduate work in an appropriate field with a grade point average of 3.4 or higher. Have achieved a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test and satisfactory scores on both the verbal and quantitative portions of the examination. A minor field may be external to the College of Business Administration.
Examples are industrial engineering, mathematics, computer science, sociology, and psychology.
The student must petition for approval of an external minor field. The following minimum semester hours must be included in the student's Program of Study. From 0-30 hours depending upon the student's background at the time of admission to the doctoral program. Each student enrolled in the doctoral program must enroll for and successfully complete a minimum of 15 hours in one 12-month period prior to completion of the comprehensive examinations. Each student must enroll for at least 12 hours every year.