Criteria	Minimum Requirements	Competitive Requirements
Academic Achievement	A Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from a recognized University. A GPA of 3.0 (B) or better is required. An undergraduate degree and the graduate diploma in business administration (GDBA) with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is acceptable.	B+ or 76% or 3.3 GPA
Professional Experience	Two or more years of full-time work experience is preferred, although exceptional candidates with fewer than two years of experience may be considered.	More than 3.5 years of work experience
GMAT	Minimum 550.	600 GMAT or higher
English Proficiency	Applicants whose primary language is not English, or whose previous education was conducted in another language, must submit evidence of satisfactory completion of a standardized English test. The minimum acceptable test scores are: TOEFL 88 with a minimum of 20 in each category (Internet based exam); or TOEFL 570 and TWE 5 (paper based exam); or TOEFL 230 (computer based exam) and IELTS with a 7.0 overall band score.	TOEFL 100; IELTS 8
Maturity and Fit	Applicants’ readiness to succeed in the program will be assessed by means of a face-to-face interview, as well as a review of professional and personal experience, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and written submissions.

This program is competitively priced at $31,500* for the program. Tuition does not include books, course materials, student fees or optional international field study trip. Allow approximately $2,000 for books and course materials. Field study trip costs are estimated at approximately $3,000.
*Tuition is subject to senate approval

The program is 12 months long, plus the internship, which is another 2-8 months long. It starts in September of each year, the week after Labour Day.

We will consider applicants with a BBA or Commerce undergraduate degree, but
we are not interested in applicants who already know the program's content
and only want to add an MBA to their qualifications. Applicants with a
minor in business, with business degrees in specialized areas, and
applicants from overseas schools are more likely to be considered.
If you have an undergraduate degree in business or a business-related area,
please speak to one of our admissions advisors before you apply.

The Admissions Committee takes a holistic approach in evaluating applications. If you would like to get a better idea before applying, you are welcome to talk to one of our Admissions Advisors.

The Admissions Committee takes a holistic approach in evaluating applications, so if you do not have much work experience, but have strong grades, GMAT, self-evaluation and references, you may be considered. With that in mind, please note that most of our successful applicants have at least 2-5 years of full-time work experience.

No. The program is one year, full-time, in-class. You can, however, look at the GDBA program as a start, and then apply to transfer into the MBA program.

Those who have successfully completed the GDBA program can receive credit for most of the first semester of the MBA program (please note students need to have a minimum B average in each course). However, GDBA graduates in the MBA program will have to take an Ethics class and Career Management Centre Workshops in the first semester. GDBA graduates with a 3.5 CGPA in the program are also eligible for a GMAT waiver for the MBA program.