Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The following factors are considered when selecting doctoral students for admission:
At a minimum, completion of a bachelor's degree with an outstanding record from an accredited institution.
Acceptable and recent (within 5 years) Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores. The target minimum is a score of 1100 combined on verbal and quantitative (or 302 on new GRE scoring system) and at least a 4.0 on writing.
International applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the Graduate Record Examination. TOEFL scores are valid for two years after test date.
Professional experience relevant to degree program.
Undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale).
Graduate grade point average of at least 3.5 (4.0 scale).
Three letters of recommendation. At least two of the three letters of recommendation should include specific evaluation of the candidate's potential to engage in scholarly research required for this program.
Paper Based TOEFL (PBT): 550, Internet Based TOEFL (IBT): 80, IELTS (Academic): 6.5.