PROGRAM:
A Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance prepares
the student for careers in academia, business, or government. The successful
student will demonstrate a depth and breadth of understanding of all the major
areas of finance, will demonstrate research competency, and will develop
teaching skills. Small class size provides a supportive environment conducive to
the exchange of ideas and the development of new insights by both faculty and
students.
Admission to the Ph.D. program is open to applicants who show evidence of
strong intellectual abilities, a commitment to research, and a desire to teach.
An applicant’s academic record must indicate the intellectual capacity and
motivation for success as a professional person.
PEERS:
The Ph.D. program in Finance at OSU is relatively small, with 5-10 students
enrolled at any given time. This allows for extensive personal interaction with
faculty. By limiting the number of students and by maintaining the quality of
the program, our graduates have an assortment of attractive employment
opportunities from which to choose.
Students with a wide variety of backgrounds are accepted into the program.
Possession of a master's degree or of a business degree is not required.
However, each candidate is expected to have basic competence in the areas of
business administration and quantitative methods. Specifically, each student is
expected either to have completed appropriate basic courses or to demonstrate
competence in calculus, intermediate statistics, and accounting. Each student
must demonstrate a minimum level of competency in economics and quantitative
methods through satisfactory completion of graduate course work.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Students in the Ph.D. program in Finance take extensive coursework in finance
so as to gain an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of finance.
Support work is required in the areas of economics and quantitative methods. The student's committee works closely with the student throughout
the process of selecting the appropriate coursework.
Comprehensive examinations in the areas of investments, corporate finance,
and financial markets are required of all doctoral candidates. The last portion
of the program is dedicated to developing and completing a dissertation; this
portion should take approximately one to two years.
FINANCE FACULTY:
The thirteen faculty have a variety of interests and are engaged in many
different professional activities. They are frequent contributors to scholarly
journals in finance and are active participants at national and regional finance
association meetings and conferences. All are dedicated to the highest personal
and professional standards, and all take an active interest in the Ph.D. Program
in Finance and in the Ph.D. students.
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Janice W. Jadlow, Associate Professor of Finance, Ph.D., Oklahoma State
University.
- David A. Carter, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Georgia.
- William H. Dare, Associate Professor of Finance. Ph.D., Texas Tech
University.
- William B. Elliott, Assistant Professor of Finance. Ph.D., University of
Arizona.
- Thomas F. Gosnell, Jr., Associate Professor of Finance. Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
- Joel T. Harper, Associate Professor of Finance. Ph.D., Oklahoma State
University.
- Timothy L. Krehbiel, Professor of Finance. Ph.D., Purdue University.
- Ronald K. Miller, Associate Professor of Finance. Ph.D., University of
Missouri-Columbia.
- John A. Polonchek, Professor of Finance and Head of Finance. Ph.D., Georgia
lnstitute of Technology.
- Ramesh P. Rao, Professor of Finance and Paul C. Wise Chair in Finance. Ph.D.,
Texas Tech University.
- Betty J. Simkins, Associate Professor of Finance. Ph.D., Case Western
University.
- W. Gary Simpson, Professor of Finance and Oklahoma Bankers Association Chair.
Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
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