Admissions

Eligibility

Applicants for admission to the Sasin's Doctoral programs must hold a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. A master's degree or work experience is not required for admission.

Admission Criteria

Sasin looks for students with outstanding potential for leadership as well as the intellectual ability and strong commitment to a career in research. The selection is based on evidence of outstanding intellectual ability and a strong commitment to a career in research. In general, the Admissions Committee, comprised of Sasin faculty, carefully appraises the following:

Academic Records
Undergraduate and any other collegiate records are examined not only for the overall grade average, but also for grade trends and areas of particular scholastic strength. Student applying with an undergraduate degree must have a superior record.

GMAT/GRE
Sasin accepts either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test scores. While there is no minimum test score, a good performance on one of the standardized tests is usually required. On average, students should score in at least the 90th percentile range overall to be admitted. Scores over five years old are not acceptable.

TOEFL/IELTS
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required of applicants whose native language is not English. To be considered for admission, applicants must score a minimum of 600 (paper-based exam) or 250 (computer-based exam) on the TOEFL or 7.0 on the IELTS. TOEFL and IELTS scores over two years old are not acceptable.

Applicants are waived from the TOEFL and IELTS score requirements only if they have studied all four undergraduate years in a U.S., British, Australian, or New Zealand academic institution, or in an English-speaking institution in Canada. Master's degrees from institutions in the countries listed above do not count toward this waiver.

The IELTS examination is managed by the University of Cambridge ESOL Council, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia. See website at www.ielts.org. Test takers must request that test results be sent directly to Sasin. There is no institutional code assigned. The IELTS can be substituted for TOEFL.

All applicants must arrange to have their TOEFL and GMAT/GRE results reported to Sasin directly by Educational Testing Service (ETS). Sasin's school code is 9318; department code is 02. It is suggested that the tests be taken early in the year. The tests are administered throughout the year. To register for TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT examinations, contact Regional Registration Center (RRC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at www.prometric.com. The local test center is at PROMETRIC Testing Center, 6th Floor, Maneeya Center North, 518/3 Ploenchit Road Bangkok 10330, Tel. 0-26520653 or iiethai@bkk.iie.org.

Research Topic
The Committee will consider the applicant's research agenda and its fit within the general research interests of Sasin's faculty.

Letters of Recommendation
At least two letters of recommendation are required. In general, recommendations from persons not related to the applicant who are best able to evaluate the applicant's ability to do scholarly research required by graduate studies are most valuable to the Admissions Committee.

Work Experience
Students entering the Ph.D. in marketing program are encouraged to have two or more years of work experience prior to entering the program. Students in the Finance program are not required to have any work experience.

Interview
All applicants must undergo an interview at Sasin.

The Application Procedures

An application form, together with a program bulletin, can be obtained throughout the year from the Ph.D. Office or online as a PDF document. Each completed application must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of Baht 1,200 (US$30) submitted to the Ph.D. Office.

Applications will be reviewed thoroughly by the Ph.D. Admissions Committee, which is composed of Sasin faculty. The committee will select qualified students based on evidence of outstanding intellectual ability and a strong commitment to a career in research. This will include evaluation of applicant's performance on standardized tests, the strength of recommendation letters, the applicant's academic record, and his/her research agenda and its fit within the general research interests of Sasin's faculty.

Following this review, the applicants will be called for interview and the applications will be considered by the Sasin's Ph.D. Admissions Committee.

Timing and Application Deadline

The application must be completed and submitted to the Ph.D. Admissions Office by January 15 of the year admission is desired. Applicants are strongly urged to submit their applications before the deadline. Each part of the application should be carefully, thoroughly and honestly completed by the applicant personally. While the Admissions Office will attempt to inform applicants if information is missing, it is up to each applicant to ensure that his/her application is complete. An application will not be considered until it is completed.

Notification

Notification of admission is normally mailed to the applicants by March 15. Notification to international students may be sent in advance to enable them to make their visa and travel arrangements.

The following introductory requirements must also be satisfied by appropriate university level coursework. Normally these requirements will be satisfied prior to entry into the Sasin Ph.D. Program. In exceptional cases, some requirements (e.g. Functional Area requirements) may be met after admission; in that event, meeting these requirements will not count towards credit hours on the Sasin Ph.D. Program.

• Quantitative Methods: demonstrated familiarity with differential and integral calculus and linear algebra.
• Functional Areas: students who enter the program without having successfully completed an MBA (or equivalent) from a recognized school, must take MBA-level courses at Sasin (or at an MBA program acceptable to Sasin) as specified by the Sasin Ph.D. Admissions Committee.