Admissions

Application deadline

The application deadline for the PhD in Entrepreneurship and Organization is February 1.

There is only 1 intake per year in September.

Admission Requirements

Academic

Applicants must have a minimum overall standing of 75% (or equivalent) in a previous graduate degree.

Applicants will normally hold a graduate degree in Business, Management, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or a related social science discipline. The graduate degree may be a one- or two-year program.
Applicants with technical backgrounds (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics) may also be considered where there is clear evidence of interest in applying these fields to human behaviour and decision-making in organizational or entrepreneurial contexts. Relevant research or research assistantship experience should be highlighted in the application.
In exceptional cases, applicants who have demonstrated outstanding performance in a four-year honours undergraduate degree in one of the fields listed above, and who have completed an excellent scholarly research project, may be considered for direct admission to the PhD program with approval from the PhD Committee, the Associate Director, Research and Doctoral Studies, and the Director of the Conrad School.

Transcripts and Degree Documents

Applicants must upload digital copies of unofficial transcripts and degree documents for all post-secondary institutions attended as part of the online application.

GMAT or GRE

A Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are required for both domestic and international applicants to the PhD program.

Applicants should have written these tests within the past five years.

Program-specific questions

This section includes questions related specifically to the PhD in Entrepreneurship and Organization. It helps the admissions committee better understand your reasons for applying, your research interests, and your relevant experience in the field.

Questions include:

Your goals for pursuing the PhD in Entrepreneurship and Organization
Your research interests and how they connect to the program
Relevant research experience, including lessons learned, previous academic work, and other educational or life experiences
Scholarships, prizes, honours, or other recognitions you have received
Titles of any publications, major papers, or theses of which you are an author or co-author (include citations if published)

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References

Three references are required; at least two should be academic references and one professional.

References are collected electronically through the online application system. You will be required to provide the name, title and official/formal email address for all of your referees. Referees will automatically receive an email from GSPA with instructions.

We will not accept emails from generic, consumer domains such as gmail.com, or hotmail.com. You do not have to collect reference letters yourself, but it is recommended you notify referees in advance.

Please review the Graduate Studies Reference Guidelines for complete details on who qualifies as a reference.