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Smith PhD's core objective is to cultivate professionals dedicated to advancing and sharing scientific understanding through research careers, scholarly publications, and academic roles at top-tier research universities and institutions globally. Acknowledging our role in an evolving information-driven economy, the program prepares graduates for diverse opportunities. Alumni have secured positions at prestigious institutions such as: Boston College, College of William and Mary, Cornell University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indiana University, Instituto de Empresa (Madrid), Lehigh University, McGill University, National Taiwan University, National University of Singapore, Notre Dame, Penn State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Southern Methodist University, Syracuse University, Texas A & M University, University of Houston, University of California (Davis), University of California (Los Angeles), University of Southern California, University of Texas, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, and Vanderbilt University.
Those applicants who have earned or will earn a bachelor's degree at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States (or the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree from a nationally recognized institution in another country) are eligible to be considered for admission to the Graduate School at the University of Maryland
iBT TOEFL Requirements
Total - 96 (Speaking - 22, Listening - 24, Reading - 26, Writing - 24)
IELTS Requirements
Overall - 7 (Listening - 7, Reading - 7, Writing - 7, Speaking - 6.5)
PTE Requirements
Total - 68
Writing - 68