Admission 
Admission Criteria
Application Deadline:
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| International: February 1 | |
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April 1 |
Late applications may be accepted. Please consult the Graduate Office for more information by phone 613-562-5884 or by e-mail at
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International candidates are recommended to verify with the Canadian Embassy in their country of the expected delays in obtaining the necessary student authorization in the event of an admission offer and plan accordingly.
The Telfer School of Management has two rounds of admission scholarships. To be considered for the first round, a complete application for admission must be received by February 15. The second round will include all complete applications received by April 1, including those which were not awarded a scholarship in the first round. We strongly advise candidates to apply as early as possible to increase their chance of being considered for a scholarship.
Telfer Graduate Programs Checklist
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In order for your admission's file to be reviewed by the Telfer School of Management Admissions Committee the following tasks must be completed:
| 1. | Complete the OUAC application form online, www.grad.uOttawa.ca/apply |
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| 2. | Provide an electronic copy of the application form to the Telfer Graduate Office |
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| 3. | Provide recent official transcript(s) sealed from the institution |
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| 4. | Provide an electronic copy of your curriculum vitae (resume) |
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| 5. | Provide two sealed confidential letters of recommendation |
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| 6. | Provide an electronic copy of your letter of intent (MBA/MHA) |
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| 7. | Provide the official admission test scores (GMAT or TAGE MAGE) |
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| 8. | If applicable, provide the official language proficiency scores (TOEFL, IELTS, CANTEST etc.) |
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Application Deadline:
| International: February 1 | |
Canadian and U.S.A.: |
April 1 |
Please email all electronic documents to the appropriate address:
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Please have all hard copy documents delivered to the following address:
55 Laurier Avenue East, Room 4160,
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Canada
613-562-5884 - www.telfer.uOttawa.ca
Admission Test
GMAT
The MBA program offered in English requires a minimum overall score of the 50th percentile on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), and at least the 45th percentile on the three individual components. The mean overall score for the GMAT in 2008 was 540.
N.B. The GMAT is mandatory for both the full and part-time programs and cannot be waived.
For more GMAT details...
Language Proficiency
Candidates applying to the English MBA must submit ONE of the following to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to confirm their English proficiency (the test scores cannot be more than two years old as of September 1 of the year of potential entry into the MBA program):
- Proof of completion within the last five years, of a previous degree program in an English
language university.
- Proof of recent prolonged residence and exercise of a profession in an English speaking
country (normally at least four years over the last six years)
- A score of at least 100 (Internet-based) or 250 (computer-based) on the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with a score of at least 5 on the Test of Written English
- (TWE) and a score of at least 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE). The TOEFL is
administered by Educational Testing Service, Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 08540.
- A score of at least 7 in at least three of the four International English Language
Testing System (IELTS) tests (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking) and at least 6 in the
fourth. The IELTS is administered by the British Council: www.ielts.org
- A score of at least 14 on the CANTEST, administered by the University of Ottawa, with
no individual test score below 4.0, along with a score of 4.5 on the oral component of the
test.
Required Skills
Math Background
The analytical nature of some of the MBA courses requires that all students have a mathematical background. Thus we offer an online course, Quantitative Preparation Modules, to ensure that all students have the required mathematical skills. The course comprises four modules:
- Module 1 Basic Math
- Module 2 Excel for Statistics
- Module 3 Math for Finance
- Module 4 Calculus for Microeconomics
As all MBA and MHA applicants will be advised to complete the online program, the Admission's Committee will identify those students who lack the mathematical background and they will be highly recommended by the committee to complete the course. Their progress will be tracked by a professor who will provide the necessary support. Applicants will be given access to the online course after an applicant accepts our offer of admission.
Requirements of Computer Skills and Equipments
Throughout the various courses of the MBA/MHA program, the work requirements you will be asked to prepare will include memo writing, case analysis reports, data analysis reports, Internet research and oral presentations. Time will soon become a rare commodity: it will be important for you to be able to count on tools to assist you in your tasks, to facilitate your work, to make you more efficient.
Consequently, the MBA/MHA programs require entering students to have mastered basic computer skills before the start of the program. The following provides a list of the skills that students are expected to have mastered at a minimum before starting the MBA/MHA orientation.
Word Processing
Most students are familiar with Microsoft Word. At a minimum, students are required to be able to: create and save documents; move and copy text; change the appearance of text; print documents; identify and replace text; check spelling; grammar; locate specific parts of documents; replace words with Thesaurus; set up document pages; insert/edit headers and footers; insert/edit footnotes; format using character styles; format using paragraph styles; use templates and forms to save time.
Students who have not acquired those skills should consider purchasing a training guide for Microsoft Word 2003 (or Word 2007). There are a number of good guides available from most bookstores. We recommend "Microsoft Word 2003 (or 2007) Step by Step" from Microsoft Press.
Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet software is very versatile. It is used in many quantitative courses including Financial Accounting Information Decisions (MBA 5340) and Data Analysis (MBA 5300). We will be using Excel 2003 and Excel 2007. The following skills are necessary before starting the MBA/MHA program: entering and editing data; moving and copying cells; writing formulas; building a template; documenting the template; printing; formatting the spreadsheet; charting and graphing.
Students who have not acquired those skills should consider purchasing a training guide for Microsoft Excel 2003 (or Excel 2007). There are a number of good guides available from most bookstores. We recommend "Microsoft Excel 2003 (or 2007) Step by Step" from Microsoft Press.
Presentation Software
Oral communication and presentation skills are indispensable in business. The following PowerPoint skills are required before entering the program: Creating a presentation; moving around in a presentation; changing the text in outline view; understanding PowerPoint views; changing/adding text; creating a new slide; inserting slides from other presentations; showing slides in slide-show view; saving and printing a presentation; editing in outline view; inserting an outline from another application; formatting text; finding/replacing text and fonts; checking presentation styles; setting slide transitions; animating slide text; animating slide objects.
Students who have not acquired those skills should consider purchasing a training guide for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (or PowerPoint 2007). There are a number of good guides available from most bookstores. We recommend "Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (or 2007) Step by Step" from Microsoft Press.
Research on the Internet
A large segment of the Canadian population has access to and uses regularly the Internet. We expect this is your case. Familiarity with Internet Browsers and Search Engines is required before entering the program.
Hardware Requirements
To facilitate the works related to the MBA/MHA program, a laptop computer with wireless capabilities is highly recommended. Wireless access is available in the Desmarais Building. Many computer manufacturers sell laptops which are suitable for studying in the MBA program. The computer standards recommended by the University of Ottawa can be found at Hardware Requirements.
For a PC, you will need the Windows XP Pro or Vista Business operating systems. Note that the "home" version of these operating systems don't allow you to connect to our network.
Recognition of Courses
Exemptions, Retained Credits and Advanced Standing
At the time of admission, students may be granted exemptions, retained credits or advanced standing for graduate courses in management previously completed as a regular student in a Canadian MBA program or similar program accredited by the American Association of Colleges and Schools of Business (AACSB) or equivalent.
Exemptions, retained credits and advanced standing may also be granted for graduate courses previously completed in a University of Ottawa interdisciplinary program in which the Telfer School of Management is involved.
The maximum number of credits that can be granted as exemption, retained credits or advanced standing is 24, and all students must complete a minimum of 30 credits of MBA or ADM courses following admission to be granted the degree.
No exemption, retained credit or advanced standing will be granted for courses completed more than five years ago or for which the grade was lower than B (70 per cent). Retained credits and advanced standing are granted only for 5000-level MBA courses.