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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Sherbrooke

  • Program Basics

  • 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
      • Master of économy, of taxation, of communication marketing

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $4,600.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 16

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Apr 30, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? No
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? No
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Not Considered
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 128
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 62 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 81 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 66 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 31 %
      • International: 24 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 44
      • Mean age of entering class: 28

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Bacc. degree with a minimum GPA of 2,7/4,3, letter of motivation and recommendation letters ans work experience.

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 25
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 20
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 17

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • General Management

    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • MBA/JD (Law)
        • Other
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • General Management
        • Consulting
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • Operations Management

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 110

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Other

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 55 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $73,000.00

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