Walsh DBA Admission Requirements:
Admission to the DBA program is competitive and the
attainment of a specific set of minimum qualifications
does not assure admission.
In general, an applicant must:
- Possess a master's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher from a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and U.S. Department of Education (USDE) (chea.org).
- Applicants who do not possess either a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business will be required to complete MGT 502, Foundations for Business Success, in their first semester with a grade of B or higher.
- Have a recommended minimum of two years professional work experience.
- Provide three professional letters of
recommendation.
- Provide a professional resume or CV.
- Provide a written Letter of Intent (approximately
1,500 words, with suitable references as needed)
indicating the applicant's personal strengths and
limitations, reasons for selecting the DBA program and for
choosing Walsh College, and the applicant's chief
academic, research, and career interests.
- Complete an interview with the Doctoral Program Director
and/or Doctoral Program Committee.
International Student Applicant Additional Admissions Requirements:
- Meet English proficiency requirements by having a
TOEFL score of 550 (written); or an Internet-based TOEFL
score of 79; or MELAB score of 80; or MTELP score of 80
or IELTS score of 6.5. (www.ielts.org).
- Provide international transcripts evaluated by World
Education Services (WES) (www.wes.org) or Education
Credential Evaluators (ECE) (www.ece.org).
- Provide official statements of financial support.
- Provide evidence of health insurance.