DBA – General Management

After completing our DBA in general management, you can:

• Develop operations plans and quality improvement strategies for product manufacturing and service delivery.
• Research and design marketing strategies.
• Use accounting and financial information for decision-making purposes in diverse business settings.

Career Opportunities

• Operations management
• Marketing research
• Executive leadership
• Investment banking
• Human resource management
• University Faculty
• Business consulting

Students will have the flexibility to design an individualized 12-credit-hour concentration drawing on doctoral-level courses offered in any of the Regent University graduate schools. A student’s concentration must be approved by the program director through submitting an academic petition to the Registrar’s Office. If other Regent graduate school courses proposed in a concentration require prior approval for SBL DBA, this approval must be obtained and provided to the student’s academic advisor.

Students should refer to their catalog or audited degree plan (ADP) for required courses to complete their degree.

• Corporate Consulting
• Entrepreneurship
• Executive Leadership
• Finance & Investing
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership

2026-27 Semester Check-In Deadlines

All students are expected to check-in for the semester two weeks before the session start date. Students should apply, be accepted, enroll in their first courses, and confirm a plan to pay for their courses prior to this date.

Session	Semester Check-In	Session Start Date
Session A	Friday, August 14	Monday, August 24
Session B	Friday, October 16	Monday, October 26
Session C	Wednesday, January 6	Monday, January 11
Session D	Friday, March 5	Monday, March 15
Session E	Friday, April 30	Monday, May 10
Session F	Friday, June 11	Monday, June 21

Prerequisites

Doctoral applicants must hold an MBA or a master’s degree in a business-related field from a regionally accredited institution.

Admissions Requirements

Step 1: Apply to Regent University

Submit your application using the Regent University Online Application.

Note: If you are unable to complete our application due to a disability, please contact our Admissions Office at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu and an admissions representative will provide reasonable accommodations to assist you in completing the application.

Step 2: Submit Your Unofficial Transcripts

Submit your unofficial transcripts to regent.edu/items.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an email requesting authorization for Regent University to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution. International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES or NAFSA approved agency.

Step 3: Submit Your Resume

Provide an updated copy of your professional resume or curriculum vitae that includes:

• Employment history with details of leadership responsibilities, skill sets and results – the committee looks at both quantity and quality of responsibilities
• School, community and church leadership positions – the committee looks at both quantity and quality of positions
• Service activities in which you have been involved
• Academic and non-academic honors and distinctions you have received

Your resume should be submitted to regent.edu/items.

Step 4: Submit Your Government-Issued ID

To ensure academic integrity, Regent University requires a copy of a government-issued ID. Please submit a scanned copy or photograph of it to regent.edu/items.

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Please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu should you have any further questions about the application process.

Note: All items submitted as part of the application process become the property of Regent University and cannot be returned.

• Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)
• MBA – General Management
• Ph.D. in Business
• Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership