We prefer the GMAT, but we do accept the GRE test as a substitute. In either case, the exam must have been taken within five years of the time of application to WSU. A GMAT conversion will be applied to the GRE score submitted by applicants who take the GRE in lieu of the GMAT. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) provides a conversion chart. The converted GRE score will then be applied to the Carson College of Business admissions index score in the same manner as a standard GMAT score.

1 CREDIT

• Students will take the one-credit college-wide professional development colloquium (BA 598) during their 1st year or as soon as possible when approved by the area coordinator.

3 CREDITS

Students will take the 3-credit BA 596 teaching course, ideally in the fall of their second year.

12 CREDITS

• ANOVA (e.g., PSYCH511, STAT507, STAT512, SOC522)
• Regression, Econometrics and Linear Models (e.g., PSYCH512, SOC521, STAT530, ECONS511/STAT 531, ECONS512/STAT552, MGTOP 591)
• Psychometric Theory (e.g., PSYCH514)
• Multivariate Statistics or Categorical Data Analysis (e.g., STAT519/MGTOP519, STAT 520)

The student may, with the approval of his/her program committee, substitute other courses for the suggested courses above, as long as the alternative courses treat each of the above topics in a comprehensive fashion.

15 CREDITS

• EconS/Fin 596 (I): Advanced Topics in Financial Economics
• EconS/Fin 596 (II): Advanced Topics in Financial Economics
• EconS/Fin 596 (III): Advanced Topics in Financial Economics
• Two additional courses to be defined and approved by the coordinator of the Ph.D. program in finance. Possibilities include MBA-level finance courses, Fin 600: Independent Study (up to 6 credits), a Fin 400-level course (up to 6 credits), MgtOps 596, graduate level accounting courses, and statistics courses.

9 CREDITS

• A minimum of 9 credit hours of coursework approved for graduate credit must be designated and approved by the student’s Ph.D. committee.

3 CREDITS

• MKTG 600: In addition to their coursework, students must complete a second year paper. The second-year paper is a pass/fail, faculty-supervised independent research project involving an empirical study. Expectations are that the project will test research hypotheses using data gathered and analyzed by the student.

MINIMUM OF 32 CREDITS

In addition to the research tool and field requirements, the Ph.D. in Business requires an additional body of research credits in preparation and development of the final dissertation. A minimum of 32 (800-level) research credits hours is required.