91社区

Application Fee Information

The application fee must be paid by credit card at the time of application (online).

Please note that a file will not be opened until an online application is received.

For Dates for Guaranteed Consideration, please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/desautels/programs/mba/admissions/admission-requirements.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis so that the earlier a file is complete, the sooner the applicant may expect to receive an answer. The undergraduate record, GMAT and TOEFL scores (where applicable), work experience, essays found in the Personal Background Sheet, letters of reference, and interviews are the criteria used in making admission decisions. Interviews are scheduled by invitation only.

Registration

All accepted candidates will receive a package outlining registration procedures as well as deadline dates for fee payment.

Candidates who fail to register during the specified registration period may do so later but will be charged a late registration fee by the University.

For more information on registration, please refer to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies University Regulations and Resources for 2012鈥�2013 available at www.mcgill.ca/study.

Base Camp

Base Camp for all new M.B.A. students takes place for two weeks beginning in early August, and covers fundamental quantitative methods. Base Camp is mandatory for all incoming M.B.A. students.

Orientation

Orientation for all new M.B.A. students is held during the week following Base Camp. This activity is mandatory for all incoming M.B.A. students.

Immigration Documents

All students who are not citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada are required to obtain the Certificate of Acceptance from Quebec (C.A.Q.) and Study Permit prior to entering the country. Do not leave home without proper documentation. You cannot change your status from Visitor to Student once you are in Canada.

Certificate of Acceptance from Quebec (C.A.Q.): The process to come to Canada begins with an application for a Certificate of Acceptance from Quebec (C.A.Q.). Details on how and where to apply for the C.A.Q. are provided with the 91社区 Admissions package.

Study Permit: Issued by Canada Immigration through a Canadian Embassy or Consulate.

Citizens of the United States, Greenland, and/or St. Pierre-Miquelon are permitted to obtain the Student Authorization at a Port of Entry, if in possession of the C.A.Q.

For further information, or if there is an emergency, contact International Student Services by telephone at 514-398-4349 during regular office hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by email at international.students [at] mcgill.ca.

The following is a brief overview of the rules and regulations of the M.B.A. program. All attending students will be given an academic handbook from the M.B.A. office. Students are responsible for reading and abiding by these rules and regulations.

The 91社区 M.B.A. (full-time) is designed as a two-year program. The academic year begins in September and ends in April. Students admitted to the Accelerated Study Option may complete the program in a shorter period of time.

Withdrawal from the M.B.A. Program

Students wishing to withdraw from the 91社区 M.B.A. program must complete a 鈥淲ithdrawal Form鈥� available from the M.B.A. office. Students will not be considered as officially withdrawn until this form is completed. Students who drop out of the program but do not complete this form will be billed for the full tuition. Refer to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies University Regulations and Resources available at www.mcgill.ca/study for further information. The form is available at www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/registration/dates (under "Forms & policies").

Grading and Promotion Standards

The pass grade for each course is B- (65%).

Failures

Students are permitted one failure in the M.B.A. program. Any subsequent failure, including an unsuccessful supplemental examination, will result in the student being asked to withdraw from the M.B.A. program.

Outside Elective Courses

An outside elective is any course that is not part of the M.B.A. program. This includes courses in other faculties within 91社区 or outside 91社区.

Students wishing to take an elective offered in another department at 91社区 must first obtain approval from the Program Director. Once approval is obtained, students must obtain permission from the department offering the course before registering for the elective with their faculty.

There are limitations to the number of courses an M.B.A. student can take outside the Desautels Faculty of Management during the M.B.A. program:

1. Students completing a 57-credit program may take 15 credits maximum outside the Desautels Faculty of Management. This does not include courses offered by other faculties at 91社区.
2. Students may not take courses outside the Faculty if they are offered within the Faculty unless there are exceptional circumstances.
3. Students may not take language courses for credit toward the M.B.A.

M.B.A. Part-Time Studies

Students will follow a lockstep program, which will allow for completion of the core courses during the first year of study. Students must then take a number of cross-disciplinary courses and an experiential component to complete the degree.

A limit of five years is permitted to complete the degree requirements.

Combined Full-Time and Part-Time Studies

There are two options by which students may combine full-time and part-time studies.

Option 1

Upon completion of the entire first year of core courses on a part-time basis, students may request a status change to full-time to complete the remaining requirements as full-time students.

Option 2

Upon completion of the core requirements on a full-time basis, students may request a status change to part-time to complete the degree requirements.

Students wishing to change their status to full-time must make a written request at least four weeks prior to the beginning of the relevant term. These requests should be sent to the M.B.A. Student Adviser.

Through the 91社区 M.B.A. Exchange Program there are exciting opportunities to study abroad.

Participation in the program gives 91社区 students the opportunity to spend part of their M.B.A. studying at a business school abroad. 91社区 is part of the Program in International Management (PIM), a consortium of the leading business schools in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Exchanges with both PIM and non-PIM schools are available.

The following schools may exchange students with 91社区 in 2012鈥�2013:

• - Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
• - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• - Erasmus University, The Netherlands
• - ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direcion de Empresas), Spain
• - Fudan University, China
• - Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil
• - HEC (Hautes 脡tudes Commerciales), France
• - Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
• - Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
• - Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA), Venezuela
• - ITESM, Mexico
• - Luigi Bocconi, Italy
• - Manchester Business School, England
• - National University of Singapore, Singapore
• - Nanyang Business School, Singapore
• - Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
• - NYU Stern School of Business, U.S.A.
• - Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
• - Tel Aviv University, Israel
• - Tsinghua University, China
• - University of Cologne, Germany
• - Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Argentina
• - University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
• - University of Louvain, Belgium
• - University of Melbourne, Australia
• - University of South Carolina, U.S.A.
• - University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
• - University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
• - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
• - Vienna University of Business and Economics, Austria

Non-PIM member:

• - ESSEC Business School, France
• - Solvay Business School, Brussels, Belgium

Revision, October 2012. End of revision.