| ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION | APPLICATION DEADLINE | APPLICATION |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Organizational Leadership |
Start term – Fall 2025 (August): Start term – Spring 2026 (January): |
Fall 2025 (August): The Spring 2025 Admissions cycle for this program has closed. The 2026 application will open in July. |
Admission Requirements
- Graduate Application for Admission and $30 Application Fee
- Unofficial or official transcripts
- Applicants can choose to submit unofficial transcripts for initial review. If admitted, the applicant must submit an official transcript for each unofficial transcript upload. See our full policy for more details.
- Applicants must have a master’s degree with a minimum 3.5 GPA
- All transcripts from non-U.S. based institutions must be course-by-course evaluated by a NACES or AICE academic credential evaluation company to obtain equivalency information on courses, grades, and degrees earned. Upload a copy of this course-by-course evaluation to serve as your unofficial transcript from that institution. Please note: If choosing to upload an unofficial evaluation, please contact the evaluating agency to ensure the same official version can be sent at a later date. Unofficial and official evaluations must be conducted by the same evaluation company to ensure consistency.
- Resume (two pages)
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Two from persons who can address the applicant’s critical thinking abilities and one from a professional who knows the candidate’s ability in their field.
- Essay (no more than 5 pages) summarizing your intended academic and professional focus, and the impact of that focus on your work in the future. Consider the following prompts:
- What do you plan to study in this program (a topic or area of academic interest)?
- How will studying in this program benefit you and society?
- A general outline of topics/interests that will guide you in this study (academic and topical interests that you hope to explore in the course of your study).
- After you have completed this program, how will this study allow you to better contribute to society (realistically, what or how will an impact be felt by others)?
- Language Proficiency Requirement must be met. Submission of TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo English Test (DET) may be required. See our policy for full details.
- Interview
- Applicants must contact Program Head Dr. John R Goss III at jgoss@gabonmagazine.com to schedule an interview prior to the admission deadline.
- Applicants must contact Program Head Dr. John R Goss III at jgoss@gabonmagazine.com to schedule an interview prior to the admission deadline.
For International Students who require an F-1, I-20 visa, due to lack of full-time credit hours, F-1 visas are not issued for this program.