Admission into the DBA program will be selective in nature. It is essential that admitted students be capable of doing doctoral level work. A DBA Admissions Committee, consisting of faculty of the School of Business, along with the DBA Director, will evaluate each applicant.
Program admission requirements are:
- A completed Master's degree from an institution that is regionally accredited.
- A minimum of 30 hours of graduate coursework in a business-related field.
- A combination of the applicant's graduate grade point average (GPA) and Graduate Management Admittance Test (GMAT) score will be used to evaluate acceptance for admission. Preference would be for the graduate GPA to be at a 3.5 level or above (on a 4.0 scale) and that the GMAT score be at 600 or above. The GMAT must have been taken within the last five (5) years.
- Three (3) years of combined teaching and/or other professional work experience.
- Three (3) letters of recommendation with one submitted from the current supervisor. (If currently teaching one of these letters must be from the department chairperson or the school dean.)
- A personal interview with the DBA Program Director and/or other DBA faculty members. This interview may be in person or by telephone.
- Computer capability and access as delineated by the DBA Director.
Approximately eight to twelve students will be admitted annually to the program. Final decisions concerning a student’s acceptance into the program rests with the DBA Admissions Committee.
