Program Requirements : Course work
The OU Graduate College requires 90 hours past the Bachelor's degree for the Ph.D. Of this, a maximum of 30 hours can be enrollment in dissertation hours, time dedicated solely to the doctoral dissertation. The doctoral coursework involves 45 hours of required courses. A student may receive credit for equivalent core courses taken at other institutions at the discretion of the Doctoral Advisory Committee.
- Accounting courses (12 hours)
- Currently three seminars plus a directed readings course based on the student's area of study.
- Area of concentration courses (9 hours)
- Courses usually in finance, behavioral decision making, or economics. This is sometimes called the Minor Field.
- Other required courses (18 hours)
- Economics 5123 Advanced Price and Welfare Theory (3 hours) or equivalent
- Graduate Statistics/Quantitative Methods (9 hours)
- Graduate Research Methods (6 hours).
- Elective courses (at least 6 hours)
- Graduate courses approved by the student's Doctoral Advisory Committee
- Required background in functional areas, math, and accounting
- Math: calculus and linear algebra.
- Functional areas: financial management, marketing, and management.
- Accounting: accounting degree from AACSB school or take Intermediate I, Intermediate II, and Auditing
GMAT, GPA, and TOEFL Expectations
The Steed School of Accounting does not have specific admission requirements (e.g. minimum GMAT scores). Rather, a Graduate Standards Committee comprised of members of the graduate accounting faculty recommends admission on the basis of the total application. Applicants are preferred to have a GMAT score of at least 650, a GPA of at least 3.50, and TOEFL score (if applicable) of 105/250/620 depending on the exam format. In recent years, entering students have had an average GMAT score of 700 and GPA of 3.8. The admissions committee will consider special circumstances.