Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Professional Accounting Specialization

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Professional Accounting Specialization cost?

  CAD 11,226 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  3 semesters (12 months), as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree || Successful completion of 120 credit hour undergraduate degree || A cumulative GPA of 70% in the previous academic degree/last 20 courses/ 4 full-time semesters and minimum average of 70% CGPA in Core Preparatory Courses. || GMAT Executive Assessment || Applicants whose native language is not English must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the following tests. || Test of an English Foreign Language (TOEFL) (600 paper, 250 computer, 100 IBT) || International English Language Testing System (IELST) – (7.0) || This requirement is waived for applicants who have obtained a university degree from a || North American Institution || No prior work experience is required but all applicants must submit an updated resume and letter of intent. || Two letters of reference || Students must be eligible to begin the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) || * || English language improvement programs || are available if you require extra training prior to entry into the academic program, or have received lower-than-required test scores. || **Applicants who have a four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree, minimum two years of work experience, and a completed CPA designation may qualify for advanced standing in the MBA Professional Accounting Specialization program. The determination for direct entry into the MBA phase of the program is granted by the MBA Professional Accounting Specialization Program Director. || Previous 3-Year Undergraduate Degree || Successful completion of 120 credit hour undergraduate degree || A cumulative GPA of 70% in the previous academic degree/last 20 courses/ 4 full-time semesters and minimum average of 70% CGPA in Core Preparatory Courses. || GMAT Executive Assessment || Applicants whose native language is not English must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the following tests. || Test of an English Foreign Language (TOEFL) (600 paper, 250 computer, 100 IBT) || International English Language Testing System (IELST) – (7.0) || This requirement is waived for applicants who have obtained a university degree from a || North American Institution || No prior work experience is required but all applicants must submit an updated resume and letter of intent. || Two letters of reference || Students must be eligible to begin the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) || * || English language improvement programs || are available if you require extra training prior to entry into the academic program, or have received lower-than-required test scores. || **Applicants who have a four-year Bachelor of Commerce degree, minimum two years of work experience, and a completed CPA designation may qualify for advanced standing in the MBA Professional Accounting Specialization program. The determination for direct entry into the MBA phase of the program is granted by the MBA Professional Accounting Specialization Program Director. || Faculty of Graduate Studies programme profile (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/310/business-administration): Program Specific Admission Requirements || Deadline for Fall: || July 17 (MBA, MBA Managers & Professionals and MBA/JD) - Domestic applicants; International Applicant Deadline - April 1 || July 1 (MBA-PAS) || Deadline for Winter: || November 1 (MBA-PAS) || Deadline for Summer: || March 1 (MBA-PAS) || March 1 (MBA-M&P)* || *The MBA-M&P program is fully online with hybrid residencies, and is not eligible for a post-graduate work permit. || Minimum TOEFL: || IBT- 100 || Minimum IELTS: || 7.0 || Minimum Pearson: || 68 || Additional Requirements || Letter of Intent and Resume (CV) || Offical GMAT Score (520): Verbal 26, Quantitative 30, Analytical Writing 4.0 · English: IELTS 7.0; TOEFL iBT 100; PTE Academic 68; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: Exemptions (Faculty of Graduate Studies, https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements): a university degree completed at a Canadian institution within the past two years; or a university degree completed within the past two years at an institution in a country on the Faculty's exempt-country list (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon*, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta*, Mauritius*, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa*, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vanuatu*, Zambia, Zimbabwe; * where the medium of instruction was English). Pathways accepted in place of a test: UWindsor ELIP Level III with 75%; ILAC Pathway Level 3.3; ICEAP Toronto Education Cohort Program with 70% (course-based M.Ed. only). Senate policy: https://lawlibrary.uwindsor.ca/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=OTdhY2QzODgtNjhlYi00ZWY0LTg2OTUtNmU5NjEzY2JkMWYx&rID=MzIy&pID=MjMy&attchmnt=False&uSesDM=False&rIdx=MzIy&rCFU= · GRE/GMAT: GMAT Executive Assessment required. · Application fee: CAD 125.00 - Faculty of Graduate Studies application fee (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements)

• Is there a scholarship?

  Faculty of Graduate Studies entrance awards: Doctoral Entrance Award $30,000 ($2,500 x 12 terms); Master's Research Entrance Award $7,500 ($2,500 x 3 terms). Both Canadian and international full-time applicants to RESEARCH-BASED programmes with an admission average of at least 80% are considered on the programme's recommendation; the full application must be in by the programme deadline or the entrance-scholarship deadline, whichever is earlier. Source: || This programme is on the Faculty of Graduate Studies list of programmes NOT eligible for the Doctoral / Master's Research Entrance Awards View scholarship page

• Is it accredited?

  Business school accreditation — AACSB (institutional quality mark, NOT a licence to practise): AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)