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The following documents are required for admission:

  • Application form
  • One recent passport-size color photograph
  • Official English language proficiency test score report if you are a non-native English speaker (mail original*)
  • Official transcripts.† (mail original*)
  • Official transcripts documenting at least one course in each of the following: accounting, finance and economics.†††† (mail original*)
  • Resume documenting a minimum of 5 years of work or teaching experience in a relevant area of business††††
  • Resume ††
  • Brief Statement.††
  • Resume documenting a minimum of 4 years experience in some aspect of TESOL (teaching, teacher education or publishing).+++
  • An outline (1,000 words) of the possible research that the applicant envisions undertaking for the dissertation that demonstrates his/her research experience and abilities. +++
  • Three reference letters (on letterhead with contact information) attesting to personal and professional qualifications. One reference must be from each of the following:+++
    - A recent employer.
    - A TESOL professional who can attest to the applicant’s potential as a doctoral student.
    - A member of the academic faculty where the applicant completed his/her MA.

†††† DBA Only
††† Ed.D TESOL Only
†† MA TESOL or MFA Only
† Not applicable to TESOL/TEYL Certificate Programs

 

*scanned copies are accepted to expedite application process while waiting for originals to arrive in the mail

 

Documents can be uploaded as part of the online application form, emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted in the mail to the address in Step 5. The complete list of Entrance Requirements for each program can be found here.

 

 

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The Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) through Anaheim University’s Akio Morita School of Business allows working professionals to obtain a DBA degree while working full time no matter where they reside. Experience the following AU advantages:

 

Benefits

  • Enjoy a highly interactive online program as you connect with your professor and classmates in two 90-minute live online webcam seminars per course and daily discussion forum
  • Learn from expert guest speakers and highly-qualified professors, who hold doctoral degrees and have extensive experience in various fields of business
  • Receive the Doctor of Business Administration degree through the flexibility of online learning
  • Network with individuals from around the world, providing a rich and culturally diverse environment in which to study.
  • Earn your Doctoral degree in approximately 3 years while working full-time

 

Features:

  • 9 foundation courses + 4 courses in chosen area of concentration + 2 elective courses + Dissertation
  • Accelerated learning – courses are six weeks long
  • Live online webcam seminars twice during each course
  • New terms begin every 6 weeks
  • Complete a dissertation that explores an existing issue and provides the opportunity to display mastery of the theory and concepts covered in your course of study
  • Total duration = Approximately 3 years

An application for the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program must include the following:

    • Application form
    • Application fee ($75)
    • One recent color photograph (digital is okay)
    • A scan of a current, government-issued photo ID
    • Official transcripts, licenses or certificates. The DBA program requires a Master's degree in business administration, in a functional area of business, non-profit management, public administration, a JD degree, or other degree relating to managerial functions from an accredited institution recognized by the US Department of Education and/or CHEA, or by the government of the country in which the degree was awarded, and with an overall GPA of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent from non-USA Institutions.  (Note: If the university does not routinely issue transcripts in English, original language records must be submitted with official English translations. We will accept translations issued by the university or by the following professional translation services: Accredited Language Services; Berlitz; Liaison Linguistics; Josef Silny & Associates; American Evaluation & Translation Services (AETS); and Education Evaluators International. Translations must be exact and complete versions of the original records.)
    • At least one course in each of the following: accounting, finance and economics. This requirement must be met before admission to the DBA program.
    • A resume documenting a minimum of 5 years of work or teaching experience in a relevant area of business

 

Non-native English speakers must demonstrate college-level proficiency by providing original documentation in one of the following ways:

  • Degree from an accredited institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
  • Transcript from an accredited institution indicating completion of at least 30 semester hours of credit where the language of instruction was English (“B” average)
  • A minimum TOEFLscore of 550 PBT / 213 CBT/ 80 iBT.
  • A minimum TOEICscore of 800.
  • A minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
  • A minimum PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report) of 58.
  • A minimum BULATS Level 3 (60), accepted only for Cultura Inglesa in Brazil.
  • A minimum grade of Level 3 on the ACT COMPASS’s English as a Second Language Placement Test.
  • A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam.
  • A minimum B2 English proficiency level identified within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge

 

Once your application materials have been approved, you will need to submit an Enrollment Agreement and tuition payment to complete the enrollment process.

Internet Access: All students are required to have access to a computer equipped with Internet access capabilities.

Entrance Examination: There is no entrance examination required for admission to Anaheim University.

Transfer Credits: Anaheim University will accept up to three graduate semester classes or 9 units awarded by another institution toward a DBA degree at Anaheim University. The entering student will be required to clearly demonstrate the equivalency of a transfer course through relevant documents (syllabus, catalog, course outline) and justify its acceptance through petition. No course will be considered for transfer with a grade lower than a “B” or its equivalent. Petitions are directed to the specific Dean for the affected program. There is a fee of $75 per course of credit transferred, and the overall program cost will be adjusted to reflect credit for the approved class(es). All petitions for transfer credit must be submitted as part of the student’s initial application to the University. Credits awarded as part of another degree will not be accepted for transfer.

Prior Experiential Credit: Anaheim University will not extend experiential credit to any student.

We currently do not accept students who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska, American Samoa, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, N. Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Wisconsin, and Wyoming due to regulatory matters. For more information, please call our Vice President of Administrative Affairs at 714-772-3330

Anaheim University MBA students and graduates are speaking the Global Business Language of multinational companies:

3M Enterprise Florida National Basketball Association (NBA)
Accenture Ericsson Nissan
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Exxon Mobil Nokia Siemens
Agfa-Gevaert Fidelity Investments Nokia Technologies
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Fujitsu Nomura Research Institute
Asahi Newspaper Fujitsu Semiconductor Nomura Securities
Audi GE Consumer Finance Novartis Pharma
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) GE Healthcare Oracle
Bank of Japan Goldman Sachs Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Barclay’s Investment Bank Hewlett-Packard Pearson Publishing
Bayer Medical Hitachi Pioneer Corporation
BearingPoint HMV Quintiles
Beckman Coulter Hokkaido Prefectural Government Rakuten
Bosch Rexroth Corporation Honda Electron Recruit
British Airways Hyatt Hotels Samsung Electronics
British Telecom IBM Sanofi Aventis
Canon Intel SAP
Cisco Systems KDDI Schlumberger
Citigroup Kirin Brewery Company Seiko Epson
City of Atlanta Kubota Corporation Shinsei Bank
Cox Communications Kyocera-Maruzen Siemens Healthcare
Daiichi Sankyo LaCoste & Aigle Japan SMBC Trust Bank
DB Schenker Lenovo Southern California Edison
Dell Macmillan Publishing Sony
Deutsche Bank Marubeni Sony Mobile Communications
Deutsche Securities McDonald's Stahl Thyssenkrupp
Dow Chemical Mercedes Benz Finance Sumitomo Corporation
Dow Jones Intl. Merrill Lynch ThermoFisher Scientific
Dun & Bradstreet Michelin Toyota
EDS Microsoft UBS
Embassy of Australia Mitsubishi Electric Unisys
Embassy of Canada Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Volkswagen Investment Co.
Embassy of Haiti Mitsui Chemicals Water Corporation
Embassy of the Philippines Morgan Stanley Zurich Insurance Company
Embassy of Zimbabwe