The Committee undertook discussions of the admission process during the Spring 2000 semester at the 02/07, 02/21, 03/20, and 04/17. A proposal was created at the meeting of April 17, 2000. The Ph.D Committee approved a revised version of that proposal on its meeting April 24, 2002.

"The School of Business Ph.D Committee is responsible for "review and rendering decisions on the admissions criteria and decisions for admission: to the School of Business PhD. Program. The Committee recognizes that faculty within a particular unit (program area or department) are best qualified to formulate Ph.D. admissions criteria and to make admissions decisions for that unit. The Committee therefore delegates authority for admissions criteria and admissions decisions to the department offering the major in consistence with departmental By-Laws.

Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, decisions to admit applicants with either a GMAT or GRE score below the 65th percentile (based on total score) or a grade point average below 3.0 for previous academic work are subject to approval by the Ph.D School Committee.

The School of Business Ph.D. Committee will exercise its oversight responsibility for the admissions decision process in three ways.

First, members representing each program area or department will provide throughout the Spring semester, as necessary, an update on admission decisions for that upcoming year.

Secondly, during a meeting in the Fall semester of the academic year, the Committee will review the admission decisions made by each unit for that year and if there are concerns regarding the process, the Committee will report its views to the doctoral-level faculty of each unit and will request a formal meeting to resolve the concerns.

Finally, changes in admissions criteria or policies at the departmental level must be reported and approved by the Ph.D. Committee"