D.B.A. Frequently Asked Questions

Application Process
You must meet the minimum requirements in order to be considered for acceptance. Acceptance is also decided upon a competitive basis. We receive approximately 30 applications a year, and of that we only accept about 5 applicants. The application deadline for the September 2008-2009 academic year is April 1, 2008. Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered for acceptance into the September 2008 academic year, and will be applying for the September 2009 academic year. (see requirement details & the application).

Class Structure
Classes meet one evening a week at Southern New Hampshire University's Manchester, NH campus from 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.. We do not offer Distance Education for any DBA classes; all classes must be taken face-to-face at the Manchester, NH campus with a full-time faculty member of Southern New Hampshire University.

Financial Assistance
Financial assistance for doctoral students is limited. Upon acceptance, the committee will review each student, and based upon fund availability students may receive scholarships and financial support. Teaching assistants are only hired depending on the department's needs. All financial assistance, including other sources of funding through grant activities, are not decided upon until students have been accepted into the program. The deadline to apply for the September 2008 academic year is April 1^st 2008, therefore you will not be notified of your acceptance/rejection until May 2008.

GMAT, GRE, TOEFL Scores
We require an official copy of GMAT score before acceptance into the Doctoral program, however we will accept an official copy of GRE score as a substitute for this. For international students, we also require an official copy of TOEFL score. Although we do not have a minimum GMAT score requirement, the average score of students who have been accepted in the past has been 600, and no one has been accepted with a score below 560.

Information on how to register to take the GMAT: http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT
Information on how to register to take the GRE: http://www.ets.org/

GPA
We require a minimum GPA of 3.5 to be considered for acceptance into the DBA in International Business program.

Minor Field of Study
We currently offer the following minor fields of study:

Business
Strategy
Finance
Marketing
Information Technology

Program Duration
The duration of the program depends on if the student is full-time or part-time status. For full-time students with an MS in International Business, it will take approximately one and a half to two years to complete the DBA program. If the student is full-time, but has an MS in another field, additional pre-requisite graduate courses may be required which would take an extra half of a year. For part-time students, the program will take approximately three years to complete. In addition, there is a comprehensive exam along with a dissertation, which will add some time to the duration. These are only approximations, and individual details depend upon discussions with faculty.

Program
Since students will receive a doctorate of business administration in international business, students must be
thoroughly familiar with business and with international business subjects. Prerequisite for entering into the
doctorate program is the equivalent of an M.S. degree in international business, or related field. Those with
degrees in related fields, once accepted into the doctorate program, may need to complete the following courses as prerequisites to the doctoral seminars:

International Trade and Competitiveness
Multinational Business Strategy
Multinational Corporate Environment
Multinational Corporate Finance
Multinational Marketing Strategy

Required Doctoral Courses
These courses will help students to prepare for the comprehensive exams. They also provide an opportunity for students to research a topic of interest, which may lead eventually to a doctorate dissertation. For course descriptions, please see Southern New Hampshire University's Graduate Catalog, or visit our Web page at Doctoral Course Descriptions

All doctoral students must successfully complete the following doctoral level courses in international business. These included the following:

INT 750 - Seminar in Multinational Business
INT 800 - Foreign Direct Investment
INT 810 - Privatization
INT 820 - Seminar in Multinational Finance
INT 840 - Seminar in Multinational Marketing
INT 850 - Seminar in Global Business Strategy

All doctoral students must complete two-advanced quantitative analysis in international business courses:

Advanced Quantitative Analysis in International Business I
Advanced Quantitative Analysis in International Business II

Students and faculty mentors design a minor area of specialization that must include at least four upper-level courses. These could include such fields as finance, accounting, information technology, marketing or community economic development.
Upon the completion of all course work, doctoral students must sit for a series of comprehensive examinations in international business, research methodology and their minor fields of specialization.
Students enroll each term in the doctoral dissertation colloquium. The dissertation is based on a student's research and is expected to make a contribution to his or her field of study. Each student is assigned a committee, which normally is comprised of two faculty members from the international business area, one from the second field of specialization and one who specializes in research methodology. Doctoral colloquiums provide a forum for students to discuss their dissertation research and help monitor their progress in completing their dissertations. Once a student completes the research and the final draft and receives approval from the dean, he or she will give an oral presentation to the committee and any other interested individuals. Students must receive approval from all members of their dissertation committees in order to successfully complete the doctoral program.

Costs: Doctor of Business Administration in International Business

For more details, contact the SNHU Graduate Enrollment Office at 603.644.3102.
For living expenses and arrangements, contact Southern New Hampshire University's International Admissions Office at 603.645.9629.

*Full-time doctoral students take six or more doctoral credits per term; part-time doctoral students take three doctoral credits per term. The dissertation colloquium fee is assessed each term after completion of all doctoral course work.

Note: International applicants are required to provide documentation of their ability to meet the costs of the program. These costs are indicated on the I-20 form. The costs may appear to be somewhat higher than the total of tuition and room and board because they also include such general expenses as medical insurance, textbooks, pocket money, etc.

D.B.A. in International Business Costs
Full-time and part-time tuition	$3,600 per 3-credit course
Dissertation Colloquium	$2,100 per term
Books and materials	$1,000-$1,500 per year
Application fee (non-refundable)	$100
International students must purchase health insurance through SNHU	$75 per month
Full-time students must pay a one-time student activities fee	$650 *
Tuition deposit if accepted into the program (non-refundable)	$200