Admission to the Program
Haslam’s Ph.D. in finance typically only admits two students per year. All students must apply online through the university graduate admissions office. There is not a separate department application process.
| Priority Deadline | December 15 (applicants considered until class is filled) |
| Undergraduate Degree | All accepted |
| Master’s Degree | Not required |
| GPA | No minimum requirement. Admitted student average: 3.7 (undergraduate), 3.8 (graduate) |
| GMAT | No minimum requirement. Admitted student average: 700 (GRE is also accepted) |
| Preferred Skills | Strong writing, computer programming, and quantitative skills are highly desirable |
| Interview | Mandatory, in-person preferred |
| English Language Proficiency | |
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| IELTS | 7.0 or higher |
The TOEFL or IELTS is required for non-native English speakers, except students who have earned a degree from a U.S. institution within two years prior to enrollment.
Financial Aid
Students accepted into the program are granted assistantships with an annual stipend that has averaged approximately $28,000 in recent years. All admitted students also receive a tuition waiver and health insurance benefits.
Our assistantships are year-round, 20-hour per week positions. A typical assistantship pairs a doctoral student with one or two faculty members over the course of a semester to assist with research and/or teaching as needed. Research-related tasks include gathering data, assisting with computer code, and summarizing papers. Examples of teaching-related tasks are holding office hours, grading, and record-keeping. Each student will also teach a full-semester course approximately twice during the program. Teaching a course accounts for a portion of the student’s assistantship hours.