Obtain a position at an appropriate academic institution or other similar organization. Our graduates obtain positions at national and regional universities. Students may be admitted to the Ph.D. program with or without prior graduate work, although prior graduate work is preferred. Applicants need not have an undergraduate major in business, however, certain master's level courses are required to remove deficiencies. Each applicant accepted into the Ph.D. program is seriously considered for financial aid.
Most financial assistance is in the form of a teaching or research assistantship.
The program is flexible in the sense that our aim is to align the program of study with available job opportunities and interests of the doctoral students. The following statements identify six areas that define the uniqueness of our program and provide a competitive niche. Preparing Ph.D. students for academic careers that fit the needs of a variety of colleges and universities. These include national and regional schools which expect high level skills in both teaching and research for publication. Developing doctoral students as teachers.