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Review the GDBA admission requirements and gather the documents before the application deadline.

VIEW GDBA REQUIREMENTS

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In this step, you must create an account within our application system. Once your account is created, you can save your application progress and continue where you left off.

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

It's time to upload your documents to your online application. Once you successfully upload all required documents, your application is complete and will enter the formal review process. Once we receive all application components, we review applications for interview consideration. Candidates will hear back on an interview decision within two weeks of application completion.

If you have questions during the application process or cannot apply online, please email gdba@sfu.ca or contact your Advisor.

Unofficial documents are acceptable for the initial admission review. Official documentation will be requested when an offer of admission is issued.

Apply now and start the online application. Your application remains open for one week while you complete it.

Reference letters

• You are required to submit two reference letters.
• The online application form will contain information on your two referees.
• Once you have submitted your online application, your referees will be automatically emailed requesting them to upload their reference letters.
• Once the reference letter is submitted, your online checklist is updated.
• Download the Guide to Writing Reference Letters.
• 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 submitting 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 confidential and will not be shared with or returned to applicants or referees.

• Once you complete and submit the online application form, you will receive a link to pay your application fee approximately 48 hours later.
• To use the online application system, you will need to pay an application fee of $110 CAN (students with Canadian transcripts) or $150 CAN (students with international transcripts) by credit card (MasterCard or Visa).
• Your application will be cancelled if you do not pay the application fee within 28 days of starting it.

• Once you have paid the application fee, use the online application system to upload supporting documents for review.
• 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.
  

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 must be mailed directly to the Graduate Business program office. See below for details. Please note: If your transcripts are not in English and no translation is provided by the university, you'll need to provide an approved translation. Learn more.
• Essay: the essay prompts will be available once you begin 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 a copy of the score report in PDF format. Please inform the Educational Testing Service so your official score can be forwarded 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 a minimum of 20 in each category. Applicants must achieve the above scores on a single test date to satisfy the requirement. 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.

Documents to be delivered:

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

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Maggie Benston Centre 1100
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada

• 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.

Shortlisted candidates are asked to complete an online video interview assessment.

• Within 7 days of receiving your acceptance letter, a non-refundable deposit of $500 CDN must be submitted.
• This deposit reserves your seat in the GDBA program and will be applied toward your tuition.
• Graduate students can pay by credit card through the graduate student online application system or use one of the other methods listed on the page.