Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• GRE Test
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters - Two (2) recommendation letters are required to support your application in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Your appraisers may submit the letters online through the electronic application or they can send a support letter to the mailing address listed below.
• Statement of Purpose (see below)
• Resume

Application Deadline for Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Doctoral Program: Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before January 15.

 

Contact Information	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
Master's Degree Program Name: Purdue MBA and MS Programs Admissions Office Phone: (765) 494-0773 E-mail: krannertmasters@purdue.edu	Professional Admissions Krannert School of Management Purdue University Rawls Hall, Suite 2021 100 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2076, USA	Graduate Program Website OBHR Degree Programs
Doctoral Degree Program Name: Krannert PhDAdmissions Phone: (765) 494-4375 E-mail: krannertphd@purdue.edu	Krannert Ph.D. Admissions Krannert Graduate School of Management Krannert Center for Executive Education and Research, Suite 104 425 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056, USA

Completing the Application:

• Letters of Recommendations. Two (2) recommendations are required for the Krannert Doctoral Programs.
• An essay concerning your purpose for seeking a Doctor of Philosophy degree, your reasons for wanting to study at Purdue University, and your research interests, along with your professional plans for the future. Please try to keep your statement of purpose to 4 pages or less.

Master's Degree Program Basic Requirements

• For program and admission information please visit the Master’s program’s website at krannert.purdue.edu/masters/

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion:
  Not required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set, however a quantitative score
  in the high 80 percentile or above is preferred
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT):
  Accepted

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion:
  Not required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set, however a quantitative score
  in the high 80 percentile or above is preferred
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT):
  Accepted
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 575
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers
  Not required, but recommended
• TSE for Non-Native English Speakers
  Not required, but recommended

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

If you do not meet the basic requirements described above, please do not submit an electronic application until you have contacted our graduate program staff.