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• MBA 1 and MBA 2 courses offered on Keele Campus
• normal full-time load is 9.0 - 15.0 credit-hours of courses per term (maximum course load is 18.0 credit-hours per term)
• September or January admission possible
• for September admission, continuous enrolment in Fall-Winter terms is recommended
• for January admission, continuous enrolment in Winter-Summer terms is recommended
• Students with an oral proficiency in a second language may wish to consider an application to the International MBA program.

• Part-time Summer start available in May (Keele Campus only)
• MBA 1 and MBA 2 courses offered on Keele Campus
• normal part-time load is 6.0 credit-hours of courses per term (maximum load is 7.5 credit-hours
• September, January, and May admission possible
• for September admission, continuous enrolment in Fall-Winter terms is recommended
• for January admission, continuous enrolment in Winter-Summer terms is recommended
• for May admission, continuous enrolment in Summer-Fall terms is recommended

• September admission only
• Classes are held Saturdays and Sundays, normally from 9:30 - 12:30 pm and 2:00-5:00 pm
• Classes scheduled on alternate weekends (see schedule below)
• Students study with weekend cohort until core courses are complete (5 terms); continuous enrolment is required for Terms 1 (Fall), 2 (Winter), 3 (Summer) to maintain sequence of core courses
• Normal part-time load is 6.0 credit-hours of courses per term (Fall and Winter and Summer)
• Initial summer term normally is 3.0 credit-hours.
• Weekday day and evening electives are open to weekend students who have completed the core courses
• Sessional dates and term withdrawal dates are the same as for all MBA students

• MBA 1 courses offered at the Miles S. Nadal Downtown Management Centre
• Students will be required to take courses at the Keele Campus
• Normal part-time load is 6.0 credit-hours of courses per term (maximum load is 7.5 credit-hours)
• September admission only
• Continuous enrolment is required for Terms 1 (Fall), 2 (Winter), 3 (Summer) to maintain sequence of core courses

• Students with a 4-year Honours Business Degree from select Canadian universities are eligible (within ten years of graduation)
• Minimum of two years full-time work experience (post graduation) is required
• Reduces length of full-time program to two terms (8 months) or part-time program to five terms (20 months)
  

All MBA students can apply to spend one term studying abroad in MBA 2 provided they meet certain requirements. For further details, please see the Study Abroad Section.

PROGRAM LENGTH

• minimum of 16 months over 4 consecutive terms
• average of 20 months with summer off
• maximum of 24 months over 6 terms

• minimum of 40 months over 10 consecutive terms
• average of 48 months over 12 terms (using the possibility of taking time off during studies)
• maximum of 72 months over 18 terms (using the possibility of taking time off during studies)
• for accelerated evening or weekend cohort options, contact us.

For students with a previous 4-year Honours undergraduate business degree (e.g. BComm or BBA) or equivalent and 2 years' full-time work experience, it is possible that the total required MBA courses can be reduced from 60.0 credit-hours to as few as 30.0 credit-hours. This is the result of the awarding of advanced standing for previous undergraduate business courses. Each applicant's case is considered individually and advanced standing requests must be made at the time of application to the MBA.

FULL-TIME STUDY

• minimum of 8 months over 2 consecutive terms
• average of 12 months over 3 terms
• maximum of 24 months over 6 terms (using possibility of taking time off during studies), depending on advanced standing

• minimum of 16 months over 4 consecutive terms
• average of 20 months over 5 terms

For students with some prior undergraduate business courses but no undergraduate business degree, it is possible that MBA 1 individual course requirements may be waived and elective courses substituted in their place. Each applicant's case is considered individually and Waiver with Replacement requests must be made at the time of application to the MBA.

FULL-TIME STUDY

• minimum of 16 months over 4 consecutive terms
• average of 20 months with summer off
• maximum of 24 months over 6 terms (using possibility of taking time off during studies)

• minimum of 40 months over 10 consecutive terms
• average of 48 months over 12 terms (using possibility of taking time off during studies)
• maximum of 72 months over 18 terms (using possibility of taking time off during studies)

Letter Grade	Index	Interpretation
A+	9
A	8	Excellent
A-	7
B+	6
B	5	Good
B-	4
C+	3
C	2	Acceptable
C-	1
F	0	Failing
P	0	Pass (Courses taken on exchange)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• successful completion of 60.0 credit-hours of courses consisting of:

  ~	33.0 credit-hours of Required Foundations of Management Core Courses, and
  ~	27.0 credit-hours of electives

• grade point average (GPA) of at least 4.4, excluding failures

• required at the beginning of Term 1

REQUIREMENTS

• 27.0 credit-hours of Required Foundations of Management Core Courses
• 3.0 credit-hours of elective course(s)

REQUIREMENTS

• 6.0 credit-hours of Required Foundations of Management Core Courses
• 24.0 credit-hours of elective course(s)