Ph.D. Program Admissions and Requirements

 

Application and Admission

As a competitive applicant, you must demonstrate — through your application, personal statement, and pre-admission scheduled interview(s) —your commitment to devoting four or more years toward rigorous training and academic research, as well as effective communication skills, a command of the English language in both verbal and written contexts and the intellectual curiosity and personal discipline needed to excel in an academic career.

You are encouraged to contact our faculty in your area of interest before and after you apply to identify possible specialization interests, as well as research active faculty with whom you are likely to work.


Applicant Requirements:
  • Completed application form, GMAT scores (or GRE scores), transcripts, three recommendation letters, Resume or CV, and a personal statement.
    • Submit GMAT scores to Program code NG0-SB-22.
    • Submit GRE scores to Institution code is 2823.

  • English proficiency exam scores for international students, including from TOEFL (minimum 100) , IELTS (minimum of 7.0), or Duolingo.
  • Waiver is given to applicants with a 2-years degree from an English-speaking institution.

 

  • Not required but preferred is a graduate degree (master’s level) and may allow admitted students to transfer up to nine credits (three courses).

  • Unofficial transcripts are accepted (upon admission, students must have official transcripts submitted from their degree-granting institution(s).



 


Application Period


Dec. 1 - Jan. 15


Admission Decision


Likely by February 15, and no later than April 1.

 

Areas Admitting for Fall 2024 


All areas (Accounting/Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Finance, Management [strategy & organizational behavior], Marketing and Supply Chain Management.)

 

Learn More

You are welcome and encouraged to proactively contact our faculty in your area of interest before and after you apply (Faculty Directory: Accounting / MIS, Entrepreneurship, Finance / Statistics, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management). This could help you identify the specific specialization areas of most interest to you as well as individual faculty researchers who may serve as your faculty mentor.

 

Apply Now

 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Note: Applications to the Whitman Ph.D. program (and all other units) are handled centrally by the Graduate School at Syracuse University. As such, the application forms are not unique to Whitman. Your application forms, therefore, must specify clearly the area/department within Whitman to which you are applying.