Dear Applicant:
Admission decisions in the Ph.D. program are made by Departmental and College committees on a competitive basis. Those seeking admission to the Ph.D. program should have demonstrated high levels of success in their previous academic work and on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) *. Additional criteria for admission are recommendation evaluations and the career objectives statements on the college application form. A personal interview may also be requested by the Admissions Committee.
We anticipate having a limited number of graduate assistantships available for doctoral students. The assistantships pay approximately $17,000 for twelve months, plus partial tuition waivers for first year students. Decisions regarding assistantships will be made on a competitive basis.
Please note that the Ph.D. Program admits students for Fall Term on a full-time basis only. We do not admit for Spring or Summer. All application material, including the GMAT score, must be received by the appropriate deadline. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for the year 2008.

* IS/DS applicants may take either the GMAT or GRE.

Application Deadline

To apply to the Doctoral Program in the College of Business, you need to submit the following items: (Application and recommendation forms can be accessed by clicking on the links below.)

1. Appropriate University Application
• Domestic Application (apply on-line only)
• International Application (apply on-line only)
2. College of Business Application  (Required)
3. A statement of goals and objectives
4. Three recommendation evaluations addressed to the Director of Doctoral Programs, in sealed envelopes, preferably from academic references
5. Official transcripts from all schools attended in sealed envelopes from the Registrar of the school
6. Copy of your GMAT score (The official score must be submitted via Pearson Vue to USF.  Code: VP9-M4-23)
7. Copies of TOEFL and TSE scores if applicable. (official scores need to be submitted via ETS to USF.

Information on the GMAT is available at: http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

Return items (2-7) directly to the program:
Director, Doctoral Program
College of Business Administration, BSN 3403
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620-5500

We invite your further interest in our programs. If I can provide you with other information, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Wendy Baker
Assistant Director of Graduate Studies