Qualifications Students entering the doctoral program must have a Masters degree from a recognized university Normal minimum requirements for admission are a grade quality point average of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale B to A and GMAT or GRE above 600

Business Studies At least a minimal breadth in business studies is expected Ideally applicants should have an undergraduate andor Masters degree which includes at substantial business studies element eg a Bachelor of Commerce Masters in Business Administration Students without previous degrees in management education may be admitted as qualifying students but could be required to undertake selected management courses in addition to the normal requirements of the PhD program

GMATGRE Candidates are required to provide scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test GMAT or Graduate Record Examination GRE The minimum requirement is the equivalent of a GMAT score above 600


Personal Statement At the time of application prospective students should submit a personal statement Maximum 4 pages including

Potential research interests
Potential supervisors
Relevant research volunteer and work experience
Career objectives and longrange goals
Academic honours awards andor scholarships
A list of publications conference papers andor technical reports
University committee work
Any other information that is relevant to your application

Letters of Recommendation All applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation from persons capable of assessing the candidates academic ability and research potential
Career Objectives a statement of career objectives is required
University Transcripts Official transcripts from all universities attended sent directly by the granting institution are required at the time of application

The PhD program requires a high level of analytical skills and reading ability To that end strong English language proficiency is important for success in the program Applicants who were not educated in English are required to submit official scores on the CanTest Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL or recognized equivalent test of written and oral English language proficiency Normal minimum requirements are TOEFL internet based iBT A minimum score of 100 overall with at least 22 in Writing 21 in Reading 27 in Speaking 20 in Listening The minimum score on the paper based TOEFL is 600 Scores must be less than two years old