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• Please use the Graduate Studies Application System for your official application.
• Upon submission, you will have seven days to pay your application fee in full.
• If you do not pay your application fee within the allotted time, your application will be cancelled.
• Once you have paid your application fee, you may begin to upload required documents.
• Your application will remain open until the cohort intake is closed.

Reference letters

• You are required to submit two reference letters (professional references preferred). Download the Appraiser's Form.
• The online application form will have a section for information on your two referees.
• Once you have submitted your online application, your referees will be automatically sent an email requesting them to upload their reference letter.
• Once the reference letter is submitted, your online checklist is updated.
• You are not entitled to review or submit the letter on behalf of the referee, nor can you request information regarding the content or tone of a reference letter or evaluation.
• Guidelines for the submission of reference letters specify that referees state whether or not the applicant will see the letters.
• All letters of reference received at the SFU Beedie School of Business, Graduate Programs are treated as confidential and will not be shared with or returned to applicants or referees.

• The application fee is $110 CAN (students with Canadian transcripts) or $150 CAN (students with international transcripts).

• Applications are evaluated in the order in which they are completed.

• It is to your advantage to upload and submit your supporting documents early to avoid application peaks.
• Application Advice: Unofficial documents are acceptable for the initial admission review. Official documentation will be requested only if an offer of admission is issued.

Documents to be uploaded online

Please upload the following supporting documents through the online application system:

• Resume: A complete resume showing employment, volunteer activities, education and other appropriate information.
• Transcripts: A copy of your official/unofficial transcript to expedite the evaluation process. Signed and sealed official transcripts are still required to be mailed directly to SFU. See below for details. Please note: For transcripts not in English or French, an official translation must be supplied. An official translator must include, as part of their translation, a declaration that they received an official, sealed copy of the transcripts that they received then proceeded to translate. These three items (the declaration, the original transcript and the translated copy) are then fastened together and (normally) stamped. In this case, we need the bound package from the translator. Submissions via an evaluation agency such as WES or ICES are not accepted in place of official transcripts.
• Essay: The essay prompts will be available once you make the payment for your application. 
• English proficiency test (if applicable): For those students whose first language is not English and whose previous education has been conducted in a country where English is not the primary language (view a full list of accepted countries), please upload of a copy of the score report in PDF format. Please make sure the Educational Testing Service is informed to forward your official score to our office. ETS Code for TOEFL: Department code 01; Institution code 0999. If ETS requires a departmental code please select the most appropriate choice from this list.

The minimum University requirements for test scores are:



Internet-based TOEFL	93 with minimum of 20 in each category. In order to satisfy the requirement, applicants must achieve the scores listed above on a single test date. TOEFL MyBest (super-scored) results will not be used.
Paper-based TOEFL	580 and TWE 5
IELTS (academic)	overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section
CAEL	overall 70; minimum 60 in each section
Pearson Academic (PTE)	overall 65; minimum 60 in each section
Cambridge English Qualifications	C1 Advanced - minimum score of 193 C2 Proficiency - minimum score of 200

Please note: Candidates below the English Language requirements will be asked to retake the test.

• Organizational Chart: Please upload a copy of your organizational chart with your position indicated on it, if available.

Documents to be delivered:

In addition, please deliver the following supporting document(s) to the following address:

ATTN: SFU Beedie Admissions Team
Segal Graduate School – 3rd Floor
500 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6

• Official transcripts: Official transcripts for credit courses from the Registrar of each post-secondary institution you attended must be sent directly to the Graduate Business program office. Only one copy is required from each institution. If the transcripts are issued to you, they must be signed and sealed by your post-secondary institution. Learn more.
• TOEFL or IELTS (if applicable): Please inform the Educational Testing Service to forward your official score report to our office. Code for TOEFL results: Department code 01; Institution code 0999.