DBA Policies

Time Limit

Unless otherwise approved, requirements for the DBA degree must be met. Students must complete their degree within ten years from the time students begin course work in the program or they will be deemed to have withdrawn from it.

Attendance

Residency weekends are scheduled on a monthly basis and are mandatory. In extraordinary, unforeseen circumstances, students may be granted one excused absence with the approval of the program director, but may be required to complete additional assignments. Because the residency weekends are the primary instructional time, missing more than one residency weekend may result in expulsion from the program. Online learning will be utilized between the residency weekend sessions.

Tuition/Fees

The most up-to-date list of charges can be found at https://www.udallas.edu/offices/sas/tuition. Tuition is $1,625 per credit hour for three years of study. Students who extend their program beyond the three year cohort design must pay tuition at the DBA Doctoral Readings rate of $500.00 per credit hour until their program is completed or until they reach the ten year time limit. A nonrefundable deposit of $1,800 is required within 30 days of admission to the DBA program. The deposit will be applied to the tuition for the first term of enrollment.

Payment of Accounts

Students are responsible for payment of all expenses incurred at the university. It is the students’ responsibility to assure that payments and credits are received by Student Account Services in the Business Office, including financial aid, scholarships and sponsorships. Payment in full or acceptable arrangements are due by tuition due dates. All questions should be directed to Student Account Services in the Business Office (972-721-5244) or email bursar@udallas.edu. Students with delinquent accounts will be denied registration, grades, transcripts and/or diploma until all obligations are fulfilled. The student is responsible for attorney fees and other costs and charges necessary for the collection of any amount not paid when due. For further information, please go to our website. If a student withdraws from a semester and a return of Title IV funds occur, the student is responsible for any balance created.

Auto Drop Policy for Nonpayment of Tuition and Fees

It is the student's responsibility to secure their registration by paying the balance in full or making payment arrangements at the time of registration. Full payment or payment arrangements must be made by the Tuition due date as stated on the website. For exact dates please refer to: https://www.udallas.edu/offices/sas/importantdates. Students using tuition reimbursement or other corporate benefits that do not fall into one of the above categories will be required to secure registration by paying their balance in full or participating in the University of Dallas Payment Plan. Students who register for classes after the payment arrangement deadline are required to make payment in full or make payment arrangements on the day of registration to avoid registration cancellation. Students who fail to pay their balance or make payment arrangements by the payment arrangement deadline may be dropped from class resulting in expulsion from the cohort program.

Add/Drop/Withdrawal Policy

Due to the cohort nature of the program Doctorate in Business Administration program, withdrawal from a course or courses will delay progress in the program by no less than one (1) year and may require application for readmission to a future cohort. If a student withdraws from a course within the first 12 months of enrollment in the DBA program (i.e., initial three semesters of the cohort schedule of courses following Summer Orientation), the student may request to reenroll in the withdrawn course the following year. The student may be allowed to continue taking other courses that do not have the withdrawn course as a prerequisite, until the next opportunity to enroll in the withdrawn course. If the student requests to delay to re-enroll in the withdrawn course longer than one year, the student is withdrawn form the DBA program and must apply for readmission to the program in a future cohort. If a student withdraws from a course following the initial 12 months of first enrollment and up to the enrollment in dissertation hours, the student is withdrawn from the DBA program and must apply for admission to a future cohort. Continuous enrollment in dissertation hours or subsequent readings hours starting at first eligibility is required. Failure to enroll in or withdraw from dissertation and subsequent readings hours will result in withdrawal from the program and a requirement to apply for readmission in a future cohort. The requirement to reapply may be waived by the Gupta COB Dean if the student has exceptional circumstances such as serious personal health issues or family hardship.

Tuition Refund Guidelines

Students who drop or withdraw from the program are eligible for 100% refund of tuition prior to first class meeting (no refund of initial deposit). There will be no refund of tuition after the first class meeting.

Grade System

Grade Point

All grades below “B-” are considered failing.

T A temporary grade assigned if an extended time period for completion of the course is a planned part of the course. If work is submitted by the due date established, the "T" grade is completely removed from the student’s record. The "T" grade may also be assigned by the Dean when an extraordinary situation prohibits the professor from providing a final grade in a timely manner.

P Pass in a P/NP course.

NP Non-passing grade in a P/NP course. It is not included in the grade average.

Continuance in the Program

Students are expected to meet academic standards set by the College and to demonstrate reasonable progress toward a degree.

Students who earn a grade of B- resulting in a cumulative GPA of less than 3.000 will be placed on academic probation and allowed one term to raise the cumulative GPA to a 3.000 or better. Probation serves as a warning that unless student’s academic performance improves he/she will be dismissed from the program.

Students are subject to dismissal from the program for any of the following reasons:

• Earn a grade of C+ or below on any of the courses*
• In each subsequent term, the student’s GPA fails to be 3.000 or higher
• Failure to receive a grade of “P” in any DBA courses designated as “Pass/Fail”.
• Failure to maintain appropriate standards of conduct and integrity

Students who earn a NP in any dissertation writing hours will be reviewed to determine eligibility for continuing the DBA program. A DBA student receiving their first grade of NP in Dissertation Research hours will be reviewed by a panel of 3 DBA CIC members (or other DBA faculty members if needed) who are not part of the student's dissertation committee. Students who are deemed ineligible to continue will be dismissed from the DBA  program. Students who are deemed eligible to continue will be given a performance plan (which may include a change in committee members) and conditionally allowed to repeat the dissertation course. If a student earns a second NP in any dissertation writing hours, the student will be dismissed from the program without additional opportunities to repeat.

*At the discretion of the Dean and under recommendation from the DBA Program Director and DBA faculty, students may be allowed to retake the course with the next cohort, and if a passing grade (B- or higher) is earned, allowed to continue in the program.