1.4 Application Deadlines and Admission Evaluation
Application Deadlines: All application materials must be submitted in full no later than March 1st to be eligible for admission for the next fall semester.
Applications initiated or completed after this date will be placed on a waiting list. Applications received after March 1st will likely be delayed for admission until the next year.
Application Evaluation: Once applicant files are completed in full, the PhD Admission Committee evaluates applicant profiles in terms of demonstrated and potential ability to complete doctoral studies successfully at the doctoral research level. Applicants will be notified of the admissions decision within four weeks of the submission of all application materials.
Five decisions are possible. The Committee makes a consensus admission decision on applicants using the following scale.
- Full Acceptance —The student is fully accepted with no deficiencies or leveling requirements.
- Accepted with Deficiencies —The student is accepted into the program with admissions deficiencies identified.
- Accepted on Review Status —The student is admitted pending further review. This may be because a part of the student's application was incomplete (e.g. a score was not received in time) or because the applicant did not meet one of the admissions requirements.
- Delay —The student may receive an application delay. This may be due to the program being filled, a change in the student's life situation, or an event preventing the student from attending the first program session. Delayed status students will not have to reapply to the program but must pay the program down payment fee.
- Declined —The student who is declined will be notified by mail or email. Specific reasons for the decline are not provided.