Doctoral Program:  Application Procedure

Please note: The deadline for the Ph.D. in Accounting program has been changed from January 15 to January 5, 2009.
Process and Timeline
STEP 1:  Follow on-line application instructions
STEP 2:  Send official documents and application fee to GIAC
STEP 3:  Send materials directly to the Department of Accounting
 
PROCESS AND TIMELINE

Beginning each January, the Department of Accounting Ph.D. Admissions Committee reviews Ph.D. applications for admission to the doctoral program the following fall, with the goal of forming an entering class of three to five new Ph.D. students.  Admissions are based on a balanced consideration of multiple factors, including academic credentials, GMAT scores, work experience, the personal statement of goals and objectives, and recommendation letters.  Financial aid is generally available, and all accounting Ph.D. applicants are automatically considered for financial aid.

Applications with all materials received by the Department of Accounting before January 5 receive highest priority for admissions and financial aid consideration.  Applications received after January 5 are considered on a space-available basis, depending on the outcomes of the files reviewed earlier.  The application steps are as follows:
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STEP 1:  Follow on-line application instructions
 
Go to www.applytexas.org  and follow all on-line application instructions indicated at that website (may not be available until Sept. 1). The code for the doctoral program in Accounting is 617000. We ask that all Ph.D. applicants use the on-line procedure to provide general application information.
 
STEP 2:  Send official documents and application fee to GIAC
 
Send or request that the information listed below be sent to the University of Texas Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC), at the following address:
 
GIAC Postal Address:
 
UT Graduate and International Admissions (GIAC)
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, Texas 78713-7608
 
GIAC Courier Address:

UT Graduate and International Admissions (GIAC)
The University of Texas at Austin
2608 Whitis Avenue
Austin, Texas 78712-1534

1. Official copies of transcripts from all previously attended universities.
2. Official GMAT scores if not more than five years old (If you took the GMAT prior to 2005, UT's recipient code is 6882. However, if the GMAT you took was computer-based, UT's recipient code is 3964445.)  What if my GMAT is more than five years old?
3. Official TOEFL report (international applicants only) - Office of Graduate Studies TOEFL/IELTS requirements
4. Application fee ($50.00 U.S. or $75.00 for international applicants)

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STEP 3:  Send materials directly to the Department of Accounting

In addition, send the following DIRECTLY to the PhD Coordinator at the Department of Accounting at the address shown below. This expedites the review of your application and avoids delays caused by the processing of material at the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC). If you do not send the following materials directly to the Department of Accounting, the review of your application can sometimes be delayed for several weeks, causing you to miss the January 15 deadline for priority consideration.  Why is it necessary to send materials to both the Graduate Admissions Office and the Department of Accounting?

1. Current resume, including academic background and relevant work experience
2. Statement of Purpose of goals and objectives (generally about two pages in length), highlighting your particular interests within accounting and relevant credentials related to those interests. Although applicants can complete the Statement of Purpose as part of the general on-line application, it is difficult to read in printed form. Accordingly, the Department prefers that applicants send a hard copy of a professional looking Statement of Purpose directly to the Department.
3. Photocopies of all transcripts from previous university education
4. Photocopy of GMAT scores
5. Three or more recommendations. If you include the names and e-mail addresses of your recommenders with your on-line application, the system will automatically send notice to them. The system will send a link to a secure Web site that each recommender may use to submit their letters. I have access to the Web site and will print a copy of each recommendation letter for your file.
   
   However, we will also accept paper recommendation letters, if any of your recommenders wish to send letters by regular mail. If your recommender sends the letter by regular mail, please be certain they send the letter directly to the Department of Accounting, not to the Graduate and International Admissions Center.
    
   Send these materials to:
    
   Accounting PhD Postal Address:
    
   Doctoral Program Coordinator
   Department of Accounting
   McCombs School of Business
   The University of Texas at Austin
   1 University Station B6400
   Austin, Texas 78712-0211
    
   Accounting PhD Courier Address:
    
   Doctoral Program Coordinator
   Department of Accounting
   McCombs School of Business
   The University of Texas at Austin
   21st & Speedway, CBA 4M.202
   Austin, Texas 78712

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