Hospitality and Tourism Management
Supported Degree Objectives
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Science (MS)
Required Supporting Documents
- Transcripts
- Recommendation Letters
- Three letters: One must be a professional affiliation and other two must be academic affiliation. Must be on official letterhead.
- Academic Statement of Purpose
- Personal History Statement
- GRE or GMAT Test (Optional. Strongly encouraged for departmental assistantship consideration)
- Resume
English Proficiency Requirements
- This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.
Master's Degree Program Requirements
- Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred degree:
- 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
- 6 months to 1 year work experience
Doctoral Degree Program Requirements
- Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred degree:
- 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
- Master's Degree Required
- Minimum of 1 year of work experience, instructor/trainer roles preferred
Application Deadlines
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Residential
Program Fall Spring Summer Doctorate January 15 No Entry No Entry Masters March 5 No Entry No Entry
Online
Program Fall Spring Summer Masters* Rolling Rolling Rolling
*US Residents Only
Program Contact Information
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Residential Name Amber Morrow Phone 765-494-4643 Email htm@purdue.edu Web Program Website Address School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Purdue University
900 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
MRRT Hall, Room 206D
West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
Online Name Purdue Online Enrollment Counselor Phone 765-496-5646 Email POApply@purdue.edu Web Program Website Address Purdue University Online Admissions
155 South Grant Street
Young Hall, Room 406
Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
Additional Information
- Early application is encouraged. Program capacity is limited and it is recommended that students apply early to maximize opportunity for program consideration.
- PhD Applications: While it’s not required to secure admissions, you should make contact with appropriate faculty members well in advance of submitting an application. This enables you to better understand the emphasis of our programs, expectations of particular faculty, and what you would be spending your time doing if admitted. This also enables you to specify your preferred faculty advisor(s) and write an appropriately targeted academic statement of purpose and personal history statement in your application. Please click here for a listing of the graduate faculty advisors in each of our Research Areas.
- English Proficiency is the OGSPS's minimums, but applicants looking for assistantships are encourage to take one of the proficiency tests and score higher than the minimum.
