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

University of Ottawa

Telfer School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 85 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $4,767.00
      • Non-Resident: $7,295.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $368.00
      • Non-resident $579.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 269
      • Full-Time MBA: 48
      • Part-Time MBA: 85
      • Executive MBA: 57
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,219
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Health Administration; MSc (Management); MSc (Health Systems);

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 43
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 81 %
      • 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

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 90th Percentile 670
      • 25th Percentile 530
      • Average GMAT Score 585

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 670
      • 90th Percentile 670
      • 50th Percentile (median) 610
      • Average GMAT Score 605
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • University of Ottawa Cantest
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Very Important
      • Interviews Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 46 %
      • International students: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 84
      • Median: 60
      • From: 36
      • To: 120
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $78,045.00
      • Median: $83,727.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $54,177.00
      • To: $93,578.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Finance/Accounting: 7 %
      • General Management: 21 %
      • Human Resources: 14 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 7 %
      • Management Information Systems: 21 %
      • Operations/Production: 14 %
      • Other: 16 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Financial Services: 7 %
      • Government: 36 %
      • Non-Profit: 7 %
      • Technology: 21 %
      • Other: 22 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 3 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $985.00
      • Median financial aid package: $985.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 150

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 71

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 24

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 44

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 39

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Average core class size: 32
      • Average elective class size: 30
      • Electives available: 29
      • Last curriculum revision: 2006
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • General Management
        • Other
        • Consulting

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgrades to class rooms. Upgrades to Multipurpose events room. Upgrades to computer labs. Computer replacement plan.
      • Amount spent: $230,378.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,709
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $191.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $30,330,289.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.uottawa.ca/alumni
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.telfer.uottawa.ca/leadership
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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