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Business Administration (PhD)

Business Administration (PhD)

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Program description
Degree awarded: PHD  Business Administration

Business Administration (PhD)

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Degree requirements

Maximum Time Limit Doctoral students must complete all program requirements within a ten-year period. The ten-year period starts with the initial enrollment into the doctoral program. In addition, the student must take the final oral examination in defense of the dissertation within five years after passing the comprehensive examinations. Any exception must be approved by the supervisory committee and the dean of the Graduate College and ordinarily involves repetition of the comprehensive examinations.

Admission requirements

General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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Candidacy PhD students achieve candidacy status in a letter from the dean of the Graduate College upon 1. passing the comprehensive examinations; and 2. successfully defending the dissertation prospectus. Dissertation Requirements Students are required to present a dissertation to satisfy the research requirement for the PhD degree. The dissertation is defended in an oral examination commonly known as the dissertation defense. Students must be enrolled for at least one semester hour of credit that appears on the program of study or one hour of appropriate graduate-level credit (such as 795 Continuing Registration) during the semester (including summer session) in which the student defends the dissertation. NOTE: For detailed information regarding the university's doctoral degree requirements, please refer to the Graduate College's Doctor of Philosophy policy and procedures.
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