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Part-Time MBA
Requirements
This program is delivered in-person, in Vancouver, Canada on a part-time basis. Please review the program requirements for more detail.
Are you smart, experienced and motivated? Are you looking for some extra tools in your professional toolkit that’ll help take your career to the next level? Can you commit to a couple of evenings a week, and one weekend a month? Then our Part-Time MBA program is probably a great fit for you.
Undergraduate degree
- A four-year undergraduate degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0/4.33 (B) or a grade point average of at least 3.33/4.33 (B+) based on the last 60 credits of undergraduate courses from a recognized University.
- All graduate work is also considered.
- Please note: If your transcripts are not in English and no translation is provided by the University, please download the International Transcript requirements.
- Need to upgrade your qualifications? Consider the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.
GMAT/GRE
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to request a pre-assessment prior to submitting an application.
*Candidates who fail to meet CGPA criteria or wish to strengthen their application, may submit a GMTA, GMAT Focus, or GRE; or may wish to start with SFU Beedie’s Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA).
Work Experience
- Applicants should have a minimum of four years of professional work experience following completion of an undergraduate degree, with some management responsibilities.
- We take a holistic approach in accepting students for our program. We take into consideration your work and life experiences in addition to your grades and test scores.
Language Proficiency
- All courses in the PT MBA program are taught in English, therefore all applicants must be fluent in English.
- If your primary language is not English or your previous education has been conducted in a country where English is not the primary language (see a full list of accepted countries), you must demonstrate sufficient command of the English language as evidenced by achieving a satisfactory score on a standardized English test acceptable to the University. Find more information about this requirement.
- The six tests we accept are:
- Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS)
- The Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL)
- Pearson English Language Test (PTE)
- Cambridge English Qualifications
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 |
Please note: Candidates below the English Language requirements will be asked to retake the test.
International Students
The Part-time MBA program is designed for working professionals and delivered in-person, in Vancouver, Canada on a part-time basis. Our international students are encouraged to explore our Full-time MBA, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or Master of Science in Finance program. International students who are currently working in Canada on a work permit may be eligible to apply under specific circumstances.
Please email mbasry@sfu.ca to discuss your eligibility or connect with an advisor at SFU International Student Services Office.
- Please note: The PT MBA Program is unable to consider applicants who are not currently working or have not been offered a full-time job in Vancouver or the surrounding area.
- Learn more about being an international student at SFU, please visit.
- Download a copy of SFU’s Pre-Arrival Guide for newly admitted international and exchange students.
Transfer from GDBA
Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (and have met the CGPA and other requirements of the MBA program) may qualify to apply to have some courses in the MBA program waived. For a competitive MBA application, we recommend students to complete 2 out of following 3 courses, Financial & Managerial Accounting, Managerial Finance or Business Analytics.
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