Applicants are required to have completed an MBA or master's degree.

Candidates for the Doctorate in Business Administration must fill out an online application and submit the following:

• Two letters of recommendation submitted directly by the letter writers. Please identify the letter writers in the online application. We strongly encourage your letters of recommendation to evaluate attributes that make you a strong candidate for doctoral education at DePaul, such as intellectual curiosity, educational aptitude, professional maturity, teamwork, collegiality, persistence and/or conscientiousness.
• A personal statement, not to exceed 1½ pages, outlining professional and research goals.
• Current résumé.
• Official transcripts for bachelor's and master's degrees. Both degrees must be from regionally accredited universities.

Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Applicants may be asked to interview with the admission committee as part of the admissions process.

Deadlines

Students may submit their applications any time of year for admission into the program, which starts in the fall quarter. Admission to the program is competitive and continues on an ongoing basis until the fall cohort has been filled. 

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