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A completed application consists of
Business PhD Departmental Application and Application Fee
The "major" to select is:
- Accounting, PhD
- Finance, PhD
- Management, PhD
- Operations & Business Analytics, PhD
Applicants are required to pay the non-refundable application fee ($70.00 U.S. applicants or $90.00 international applicants) at the time the UO Graduate Admission Online Application is submitted.
Note: Application fee waivers are available on a case-by-case basis for Operations & Business Analytics candidates and require the submission of all application materials. Deadline for request of application fee waivers is December 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Resumes must include the month and year for position duration (for example, "January 2018–October 2020: Account Representative").
Please separately address the following topics (1,000 words or less):
- State your professional goals and areas of academic interest
- Describe your academic, professional, and personal experiences that have prepared you for the PhD program
- Give your reasons for pursuing a PhD degree in your chosen field
- Why you are applying to the University of Oregon
The Lundquist College of Business supports PhD students principally through research and teaching assistantships and teaching assignments. Please include a paper or article that you have written relevant to your chosen field. Examples of materials that might be submitted include a paper written for a course (within the last five years), a paper published in a professional journal (within the last three years), or a paper specifically prepared for the application. Writing samples must be in English. Contact your program's PhD coordinator if you have questions about the types of materials that qualify as a writing sample.
Note: A writing sample is required for Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations & Business Analytics PhD applications. It is optional for Accounting PhD applications.
Management and Marketing PhD applications — required
GMAT (legacy), GMAT Focus Edition, or GRE test scores are an important part of the Management PhD and Marketing PhD applications. To be a competitive candidate for a these programs, submit an unofficial, valid GMAT or GRE test score. Official scores will only be required if admitted to the program. Exam fee waivers are not provided.Note: The admissions committee prefers the GMAT/ GMAT Focus Edition to the GRE.
Accounting, Finance, and Operations & Business Analytics PhD applications — optional
Candidates may elect to apply with or without a GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition, or GRE test score. Submitting a valid test score provides the admission committee with additional evidence of your quantitative and written skills and abilities to help set you apart from other candidates in the application evaluation process.Test scores must also be valid (taken within the last 5 years from the time of application submission). Official scores will only be required if admitted to the program. Please allow up to four weeks for official scores to be received.
Submitting official GMAT scores: You can submit your official GMAT score report by selecting the GMAT business school program name Charles H. Lundquist College of Business – MBA Program (code = KSQ-5N-27).
Submitting official GRE scores: You can submit your official GRE score report by using the GRE institutional code for the University of Oregon (4846) and the GRE departmental code for business administration and management (4201).
Three Letters of Recommendation
Ideally, your recommendations would come from people who can provide information about your academic abilities and suitability for PhD-level study.
After you register your recommenders online via the departmental application, your recommenders will automatically receive an email invitation from the application system. The email will include instructions on how to submit a recommendation on your behalf.
You can submit your departmental application before your recommendations have been received. However, your application will not be considered complete until all recommendations have been received.
Unofficial Transcripts from All College-Level Institutions Attended
Candidates are only required to submit official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar only if they are offered admission to the program and accept their offer of admission. To learn more, visit the UO Graduate School website.
Degree in Progress: If you have not yet finished your degree at the time of application, you must still submit your in-progress "unofficial" transcript
International Candidates - Degree Certificate: If your degree and degree award date are not posted on the transcript, as is the case with most international transcripts, you will need to include the related degree certificate with your transcript. View additional transcript details for international applicants
Applicants whose native language is not English must fulfill one of the following additional language proficiency requirements. Please note, the Lundquist College of Business language test score minimum requirements are different and may be higher than the Division of Graduate Studies minimum requirements. The language competency requirement cannot be waived.
- Valid TOEFL (IBT): 96 minimum score
- Valid IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall band minimum score
- Degree from qualifying country: Submit degree transcripts proving that you received a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or from an institution in the following countries: Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
"Native language" is defined as the primary language you spoke at home since birth AND the language you spoke and wrote as your primary language in school beginning at age five and continuing through the rest of your education. Please note, English being the national language of your native country does not automatically mean English is your native language. Candidates are only required to submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores if they are admitted to the program. A candidate cannot respond to their offer of admission until official scores are received. Submitting Official TOEFL or IELTS Academic Score Report: The score report is valid for 2 years only. ETS must send a TOEFL score report to the University of Oregon, Institutional Code: 4846. It can take up to 30 days from the time of your request for official ETS scores to be available in the UO system. Plan your request so that ETS scores are available prior to application deadlines.