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at Arizona State UnivThe M.U.E.P. is an interdisciplinary professional degree designed to prepare students for leadership roles in planning, in both the public and private sectors, within organizations ranging in scope from local to international. The M.U.E.P. is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. The curriculum includes a common core of required courses that provides linkage between knowledge and practice, and fundamental theories and skills.
The four specializations offered are community and urban development, environmental planning, international planning and transportation planning.
The community and urban development specialization provides students with knowledge and skills in areas such as housing, economic and community development, public policy analysis, transportation, land use planning, urban design and historic preservation.
The environmental planning specialization provides students with knowledge and skills in such areas as sustainable design, environmental resources, growth management, environmental policy analysis, open space design, and conservation.
The international planning specialization prepares planners to work in the diverse and changing urban fabric of developing nations and in U.S. cities, with their growing multinational and multicultural populations.
The transportation planning specialization focuses on nonmotorized transportation, economic development, border issues and the environment.
Specializations provide connections between the School of Planning and the other disciplines in the university. Students have a unique opportunity to integrate urban and environmental aspects of planning in rapidly developing metropolitan areas in the demographic and climatic context of the southwest region of the United States.ersity

All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Applications are initially reviewed by a faculty committee using a portfolio approach. In addition to GMAT scores and prior academic performance, letters of recommendation and a personal statement are reviewed to ensure a good “fit” between the student’s goals and the department. A recommendation for action is then made to the associate dean in the W. P. Carey School of Business who in turn makes a recommendation to the Graduate College. The Graduate College either admits or denies each applicant and notifies them in writing.

A minimum of 84 credit hours is required for the PhD degree; 12 (and only 12) of these hours must be 799 Dissertation. Of the 84 credit hours, at least 30 hours (which may include research credit) of the approved Ph.D. program and 12 dissertation hours must be completed after admission to the student’s PhD program. Students may not apply credit hours earned for a doctoral degree previously awarded at ASU or another institution toward their current ASU doctoral degree. However, at the individual academic unit’s discretion, students may apply up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master’s degree toward their doctoral program of study.
Students work with their study committees to determine an appropriate program of study. Common areas of functional specialization among doctoral studies include financial and managerial accounting, auditing, information systems and taxation. With these functional areas, doctoral studies may emphasize experimental or archival research methods. All accountancy doctoral students are required to take a three-semester sequence of accountancy doctoral course work. A maximum of six approved graduate credit hours can be transferred to satisfy program requirements.
Comprehensive Examinations
Upon completion of all necessary course work on a student’s approved program of study, the academic unit may initiate the scheduling and administering of a student’s comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive examination consists of a minimum of a written exam; at the discretion of the academic unit, an oral exam may also be required.
Candidacy
Ph.D. students achieve candidacy status in a letter from the dean of the Graduate College upon:
Passing the comprehensive examinations.
Successfully defending the dissertation prospectus.
Dissertation Requirements
Students are required to present a dissertation to satisfy the research requirement for the Ph.D. degree. The dissertation is defended in an oral examination commonly known as the dissertation defense.
Students must be enrolled for at least one credit hour that appears on the program of study or one hour of appropriate graduate-level credit (such as 795 Continuing Registration) during the semester (including summer session) in which the student defends the dissertation.
Note: For detailed information regarding the university’s doctoral degree requirements, please refer to the Graduate College’s Doctor of Philosophy policy and procedures.
Maximum Time Limit
Doctoral students must complete all program requirements within a 10-year period. The 10-year period starts with the initial enrollment into the doctoral program. In addition, the student must take the final oral examination in defense of the dissertation within five years after passing the comprehensive examinations. Any exception must be approved by the supervisory committee and the dean of the Graduate College, and ordinarily involves repetition of the comprehensive examinations.

The objective of the Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management is to prepare scholars to conduct high-quality research and to teach in the field of supply chain management.
During their course of study, students have a variety of experiences that enhance their prospects for success as faculty members at leading institutions of higher education. Students develop the capability to review, analyze, conduct and publish research through a series of research seminars and courses that supplement and complement each student’s background, abilities and aspirations. The Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management is a full-time, residential program

Students are admitted directly to the Ph.D. program, with the expectation that the student will progress through a master’s degree to the Ph.D. All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Other required materials include:
GRE scores.
Three letters of recommendation, preferably at least two from individuals within the academic community.
A brief statement of purpose (900 words or less).
An applicant response form.
Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate study.
Application form.
Application fee.

Students are admitted directly to the Ph.D. program, with the expectation that the student will progress through a master’s degree to the Ph.D. All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Other required materials include:
GRE scores.
Three letters of recommendation, preferably at least two from individuals within the academic community.
A brief statement of purpose (900 words or less).
An applicant response form.
Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate study.
Application form.
Application fee.

The program total is 84 credit hours. The quantitative curriculum is structured into a series of progressively more advanced courses. New quantitative/methodological courses may be implemented under an omnibus number (PSY 591) at the interest of the faculty. The current requirements are as follows:
PSY 530 Analysis of Variance
PSY 531 Multiple Regression Analysis
PSY 532 Analysis of Multivariate Data
PSY 533 Structural Equation Modeling
PSY 534 Psychometric Methods
PSY 555 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
PSY 591 Quantitative Seminar
Three psychological methodology electives
Six credits of substantive course work
Six credits in additional substantive or methodological electives
Six credits of PSY 592 (master’s thesis)
12 credits of PSY 792 (post-master’s research)
12 credits of PSY 799 (dissertation)

The quantitative concentration of the Ph.D. in psychology focuses on the broad class of quantitative and methodological issues that arise in the conduct of both basic and applied psychological research. There are seven core faculty members in the quantitative concentration, of whom five are also affiliated with a substantive area. This dual affiliation supports the training of students of quantitative methods against a backdrop of methodological issues associated with the development of the substance of psychological science. The quantitative concentration is committed to training the next generation of psychological methodologists, who will make contributions in developing methods in the areas of measurement, design and analysis and evaluating the utility of new and existing methods for use in psychological research.

Applicants must apply to the Graduate College for admission to the urbanism concentration program under the Ph.D. in public administration and meet the Graduate College criteria as well as Ph.D. program criteria for admission. The successful candidate for admission to the Ph.D. program has a M.P.A. or M.P.P. The additional expectation for admission to the concentration is a strong interest in urban affairs as indicated in the applicant’s written statement of educational and career goals.
Applicants are admitted for fall only. Admission is competitive; a limited number of well-qualified applicants will be admitted each year. A completed application packet is due by Jan. 15.
All applicants must submit the following materials to the ASU Graduate College:
An official online ASU Graduate application.
Application fee.
Scores on the GRE (verbal, quantitative, analytical).
International students must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Test of Spoken English (TSE) scores to be considered for admission. This is true even for those who have a master’s degree from a United States university. To be considered for admission, the minimum score on the traditional TOEFL test is 600. Applicants with TOEFL scores below 600 or who do not submit a TSE score (or Internet-based TOEFL) will not be admitted. Only test scores from within the past five years will be accepted.
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work.
Send transcripts to:
Arizona State University
Graduate College Admissions
Interdisciplinary Building, B-Wing, Room 170
P.O. Box 871003
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1003
In addition to the above, applicants submit the following materials directly to the Ph.D. program:
A written statement of educational and career goals.
A current résumé or curriculum vitae.
Three letters of recommendation. These should be primarily academic letters. All letters should address the candidate’s capacity to successfully complete the doctoral program. They should assess the student’s capacity for critical and analytic thought, their ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and their commitment to completion of the program.
Samples of research reports and/or papers (optional).

The Ph.D. program consists of a minimum of 66 credit hours of graduate work beyond the master’s degree. The program of study consists of a minimum of 42 credit hours of graduate course work beyond the master’s degree, plus a minimum of 24 credit hours of dissertation and research credit. A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved course work (exclusive of dissertation and research) must be taken at ASU after admission to the program.
A sequence of four core courses (12 hours) is required of all students in their first year, followed by successfully passing a screening examination. Then students establish a program of study committee that works with them to develop an appropriate interdisciplinary course of study.
In addition to the four core courses, an approved program of study must include required courses in quantitative and qualitative methods (taken during their second year) and a professional development workshop (taken during their third year). Students also take 15 credit hours selected from an approved list of applicable courses related to urbanism for the concentration.