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Ph.D. program admission
criteria
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Overview
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Admission to the Ph.D. program is
based upon the completion of the general admission requirements of
the Graduate School. For Ph.D. program admission a score on the
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam
(GRE), and a record of undergraduate and master's academic
performance are required.
Students for whom English is not their native language must achieve
a TOEFL score of at least 550. International applicants that score
below minimum acceptable levels on the verbal portion of entrance
examinations may be admitted under the condition that they pass an
English proficiency exam or complete U.T. Arlington's Graduate
English Skills Program prior to beginning graduate course work.
Applicants are encouraged to submit with their application a resume
that highlights professional and personal accomplishments,
linguistic abilities, computer expertise and leadership experience.
A standardized test score (GMAT or GRE) will not be used as the sole
or primary
criterion for denying an applicant's admission to the Ph.D. program.
Specifically, multiple criteria are
used to make admission decisions. Quantitative measures include an
applicant's GMAT or GRE score and grade point averages on
undergraduate and masters level work as calculated by the Graduate
School. No formula is used nor weights assigned to these factors.
The Ph.D. Graduate Studies Committee and the field coordinator for
the student's track in the Ph.D. program give consideration to these
and other factors (educational objectives, letters of
recommendation, etc.) in the entire file to arrive at a decision.
Interviews with prospective students are encouraged and given
consideration in the decision process. There are no set minimum
scores for GMAT or GRE required for admission and no cutoff scores
on grade point averages. Prospective students are encouraged to work
with their track's field coordinator to work through the admission
process.
Applicants must be approved for
admission by the Accounting Department Ph.D. Advisory Committee.
This committee makes admission decisions once a year each Spring.
Students are encouraged to have all materials submitted by December
15th in order to be considered for admission the following
September.
Admission Decisions
An applicant is unconditionally
admitted when all factors for consideration indicate very strong
potential for academic success as a business doctoral student. When
multiple factors indicate lack of potential, admission will be
denied. Probationary admission is not available for the doctoral
program.
A provisional decision to admit may
be granted when the applicant meets criteria for unconditional
admission but an item of applicant information has not been received
by the Graduate School. A deferred decision may be made when an
applicant's file is not sufficiently complete to make an admit or
deny decision.
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