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Application Information For The Doctoral Program

Application Deadlines - Fall Start
January 4

Application checklist

Use this checklist to ensure your application is complete and ready for review. For more detailed application information, please review our paper application.

A completed application for our Doctoral program will include:

  1. Completed Application Form. (online application)
  2. U.S.$60.00 application fee for domestic applicants; U.S. $80 for international applicants. Check or money order accepted for all applicants; Visa or MasterCard accepted for online applicants.
  3. Two copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities. Envelopes must be sealed and signed by the Registrar across the flap. A minimum 3.0 GPA (or equivalent) for the last two undergraduate years is required.
  4. Two official degree certificates from each university or college from which you received a degree (if not a U.S. university), stating that the degree has been conferred and showing date of conferral.
  5. Three recommendations signed by the recommender and submitted in sealed envelopes or submitted online for applicants using the online application. For those not using the online recommendation system, please use the pre-formatted Recommendation forms in the application and be sure the recommender's signature also appears across the flap of the sealed envelope.
  6. Official score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) sent directly from the ETS. You are also encouraged to submit an unofficial GMAT or GRE score copy if it is available. Test scores older than September 2001 are not accepted. A total GMAT score of 700/94% or above is strongly recommended for a competitive application. A total GRE score of 1300 or above for only the verbal and quantitative components is strongly recommended for a competitive application.
  7. Official score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) sent directly from the ETS. The TOEFL is required for all applicants whose primary language is not English. Test scores older than September 2004 are not accepted. A minimum of 600 is required. The TOEFL code for the PhD program is 4988, department code 02.
  8. Official score on the TSE, sent directly from the ETS, for students whose primary language is not English, if you wish to be considered for a financial support package. A minimum of 50 is required.
  9. If applicable, download, complete and return the Diversity Fellowship application form.
  10. Responses to the self-evaluation essay questions included in the application
  11. Sample of writing skills (optional)
  12. Signature of applicant (Honor Pledge)
  13. Five applicant address labels (for future correspondence)

The completed application form and all supporting documents, except GMAT or GRE scores, TOEFL and TSE scores, should be mailed in one package to the following address. Do not send a duplicate copy of your application if you apply online.

University of California, Irvine
The Paul Merage School of Business
Ph.D. Program Office, Suite 418
Irvine, CA 92697-3125

Please note: The Paul Merage School of Business' application for the doctoral program for Fall 2007 must be submitted. We do not accept the online applications provided by the Office of Graduate Studies.

For reasons of confidentiality, we will not provide admission decisions via email or by telephone. You will receive official notification by mail.