APPLICATION PROCESS
Steps To Apply
Create an application account. Select "start a new application." Choose "Executive programs" in the dropdown and then "Executive application DBA" in the program choices. Complete the online application and pay the $100 application fee.
Selection Process
Applications are reviewed by a selection committee comprising faculty and the directors of the Doctor of Business Administration program.
Potential candidates will be short-listed based on criteria that include:
- Managerial experience in senior positions
- Capacity for conducting applied scholarship
- Compatibility of professional goals with the objectives of the Doctor of Business Administration program
- Motivation and commitment
- Master’s degree and previous coursework
All applicants must submit an updated résumé.
Essays should be 1-1.5 pages each and uploaded in the essay portion of your online application.
Your three essays questions are:
- Discuss how your personal, educational and professional background has prepared you to pursue a doctorate and how this degree will fit into your professional goals.
- Discuss a major professional problem you have faced, the specific steps you took to address the problem, and lessons learned from the effects of taking these steps.
- Discuss strategies for successful participation, including approaches to excel in the program and plans for committing the time needed (usually 25-30 hours per week).
Upload unofficial transcripts to your application for immediate review upon submission. Official transcripts are also required, sent directly to the program. Official copies can be sent after submission of your application. See below for instructions.
Send official transcripts for all college and university-level degree education (even if degree was not obtained) to:
The Doctor of Business Administration Program
Georgia State University
c/o Jorge Vallejos
3348 Peachtree Rd. NE
Tower Place 200, Ste. 500
Atlanta, GA 30326
If the transcript is sent via E-script, please remit to:
[email protected]
c/o Jorge Vallejos
Using the Lawful Presence guidelines, please upload appropriate documentation as part of your application.
Want to know the status of your application? Log in to your graduate application to view your program checklist. Once all of the required admission items have been received, your application will be reviewed for minimum admission requirements before being routed to the program faculty for an admission decision.
Application Questions
Jorge Vallejos
associate director
[email protected]
404-413-7178
Program Contact
Mailing/Delivery Addresses
Georgia State University
c/o Jorge Vallejos
3348 Peachtree Rd. NE
Tower Place 200, Ste. 500
Atlanta, GA 30326