Go To Businessweek.com
Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Sherbrooke

  • Program Basics

      • Université de Sherbrooke
      • 150 plac Charles Lemoyne
      • Qc
      • Longueuil
      • Canada
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 22

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $31,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Not accredited

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 520
      • Full-Time MBA: 143
      • Part-Time MBA: 377
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Not checked
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $31,500.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 80
      • Applicants accepted: 37 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 95 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 25 %
      • International: 10 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 5 %
      • Europe: 10 %
      • North America: 85 %
      • Average months of work experience: 144
      • Average age: 38

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 25 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 50 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 15 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 80 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $105,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting 30 %
      • General Management : 20 %
      • Human Resources: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
      • Management Information Systems : 5 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 5 %
      • Other: 15 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Desjardins
      • Bridgesone Fireston
      • Pratt & Withney
      • Bombadier

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 0 %
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 110

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? No
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 50 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 50 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 75 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 25
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 15
      • Elective courses: 10

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Innovation
      • communication
      • busness intelligence

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 7.5
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2007
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law)
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Strategy, General Management, Organizational Behavior

    • Graduation Requirements:

      • Successful completion of all classes
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2007

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? No

Getting In

B-School Life

Finding a Job

Paying the Bills