• Indiana State University School of Graduate Studies Application form
• $35.00 application fee.
• Graduate Record Examination Scores sent directly to Indiana State University, School of Graduate Studies (GRE scores must be current - taken in the past 5 years.).
• Original transcripts sent directly to the Indiana State University, School of Graduate Studies.
• Three years of work experience verified by employer letter.
• Completion of Career Goal Statement. Download form (Word document, requires Microsoft Office Software or the free viewer)
• Five letters of recommendation from persons who are familiar with your ability to do advanced graduate work.
• A current Vita.

Indiana State University's Ph.D. in Technology Management Program admits a limited number of students two times each year; early June, and early October. Deadline for receiving completed applications are January 15th and August 15th respectively. A candidate's application materials are not evaluated until all required application materials are completely submitted to the School of Graduate Studies at Indiana State University. Once complete, those materials are evaluated for admission at the next available admission date.

Verification of Occupational Experience

The guidelines for submitting and evaluating materials for occupational experience are:

• The total number of hours worked in the occupation must be a minimum of 6000. These clock hours can be a combination of part-time, summer employment or full-time employment (this cannot be teaching).
• Verification of occupational experience must include the following:
  • Letters of verification must come from the employer on company letterhead.
  • Letters must include: job title, description of the duties performed, starting and ending dates of employment, and a statement on the quality of the work.
  • Letters are sent to:
    

    Indiana State University
    College of Technology 101 N. 6th St.
    Technology Annex TA103 (Attn:  Mebby)
    Terre Haute, IN 47809
    United States of America

     

Admission Guidelines

• Admission Review Standards
  • Bachelors degree from an accredited university.
  • Graduate grade index of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (if applicant has bachelor's degree only, the required GPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale)
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of 500 on the Verbal and Quantitative scales or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores of 31 on both the Verbal and Quantitative scale.
  • Five letters of recommendation.
  • Completion of Career Goal Statement.
  • Six thousand hours (three years) of validated occupational experience appropriate to the technical specialization.
    
• Affirmative Action
  The consortium of universities shall actively seek to recruit and admit students promoting the concepts of diversity and ethnicity in the program.
  
• Criteria for Evaluating Application
  Application materials are reviewed based upon the abovementioned standards; however an applicant with exceptional credentials may be considered for admission if one of the following criteria has not been met:
  • Undergraduate grade point average is below standard.
  • Verbal Graduate Record Examination score is below standard.
  • Quantitative Graduate Record Examination score is below standard.
  • Graduate grade point average is below standard.
  • Occupational Experience does not meet validation requirement.

Decision Process

Review for admission is made after all required materials have been received at the School of Graduate Studies at Indiana State University. The  PhD Program Coordinating Council reviews application materials twice each academic year. The Council's admission recommendation is sent to the Program Director who in turn, makes recommendation to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.

Notification concerning the admission decision will be sent from the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies to the applicant. If a "Denial of admission" is received, reapplication is permitted if additional materials which strengthen the application can be provided..

Student Appeal

Applicants for admission to the PhD in Technology program may appeal the recommendation on admission. The procedure shall include:

• Advising the PhD Program Director in writing that an appeal is being made regarding admission status and submitting both the original application materials plus any additional supporting materials.
• An Appeals Review Committee composed of three members of the PhD Council and two representatives of the Technical Specialization shall be established by the PhD Program Director.
• The recommendation of the Appeals Review Committee shall be forwarded to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies for final action.