Admission Requirements for the MBA ProgramUVic Business is looking for motivated and experienced achievers. We assess applicants based on the following criteria: Education
Professional Experience, Maturity and Management Potential
Personal Statements
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
English Language Requirements for International Students
You may want to compare your qualifications with the Class Profile. Professional Experience, Maturity and Management Potential You must demonstrate managerial potential and a level of maturity consistent with the demands of a professional management program. These characteristics are assessed based on your resumé, personal statements (see below) and your references. Resumé—should outline your professional experience and other experiences that may be of interest to the committee. Two or more years of full-time work experience is preferred, although some exceptional applicants without full-time work experience are admitted every year. References (also called assessment reports (link below)—should come from individuals who can provide a candid assessment of your abilities; professional or academic references are acceptable. Two references are required.Personal Statements—you must prepare two personal statements on the following topics: Influences that have shaped who you are today How a UVic MBA will contribute to your career developmentEssays should not exceed 1,000 words in length each Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) You must write the GMAT and arrange to have an official report sent to us. The code for the University of Victoria MBA is 0359. We will be looking for scores that indicate strengths in all of the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing assessment (AWA) portions of the test. While we do not set a minimum acceptable score, scores over 550 are preferred. TopEnglish Language Requirements for International StudentsIf your first language is not English, and you have lived in Canada or another English-speaking country for less than three years, you must provide evidence of fluency in English. The Faculty of Business requires a TOEFL score of 575 (233 on computer-based test); a score of band 7.0 on each component of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or a score of 85 on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). Language ExamMinimum ScoreTOEFL575IELTS7.0 MELAB85 |
