Entry requirements
For international students
Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. degree should possess a bachelors degree with a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 semester credits of their undergraduate degree. If a candidate has a masters degree or AuD, a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their graduate work is required. In addition, the candidate should obtain a minimum percentile score of 40% in the Verbal section, 50% in the Quantitative section, and a 4.0 in the Writing section on the Graduate Record Examination taken within the last 5 years.
Three strong letters of recommendation, a CV/resume, and a detailed personal statement responding to all required prompts will be required when submitting application materials. The student should also submit at least one example of research writing, which may include a research paper, literature review, significant writing assignment from a course, article critique, or other demonstration of research-related writing to provide the advisor with an indication of the students written communication skills and level of experience with research-related writing prior to agreeing to serve as their research mentor.
