Spring 2019 Graduate Calendar


ODETTE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE (FAST-TRACK PROGRAM)

Admission Requirements
  • GMAT exam – satisfactory achievement in all segments and a satisfactory total score.
  • GMAT may be waived at the discretion of the MBA - Professional Accounting Specialization Program Director
  • Achievement of a satisfactory score on an appropriate and well recognized English language proficiency test for students whose first language is not English
  • Satisfactory performance on personal interview
  • Two appropriate letters of reference
  • Minimum average of 70% in their previous academic degree and minimum average of 75% in the past twenty courses
  • Successful completion of B.Comm and of all required undergraduate accounting prerequisite courses (i.e. Odette Undergraduate CPA Path) or equivalents
  • Successful completion of the Odette PGCA and of the undergraduate accounting prerequisite courses or equivalent
  • Students cannot enter the professional accounting specialization without undergraduate accounting prerequisites (i.e. Odette Undergraduate CPA Path or equivalent)
  • The determination of advanced standing is granted by the MBA – Professional Accounting Specialization Program Director.
Other criteria which will apply for Fast Track MBA:
  • Students cannot transfer from the Fast Track MBA to enter the integrated 14-month MBA.
  • Credit transfer for the Fast Track MBA non-accounting concentrations is considered based on evaluation of undergraduate transcripts and work experience. The determination for credit transfer is granted by the MBA Program Director.
Students entering the Fast Track MBA in the Fall will complete all prescribed course offerings in the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters. In the event a student does not receive credit for completing the course, the student will need to complete the same course in a later semester.

Master of Business Administration with Professional Accounting Specialization
The Fast Track MBA with Professional Accounting Specialization is a two-year program that allows students, interested in the CPA designation, to enter directly into the second year of the program if they meet the admission criteria listed above.

Degree Requirements:

Total Courses: 11 (or 33 credit hours)

a) BUSI-8010. Interpersonal Dynamics
b) STEN-8980. Strategic Management

c) plus nine courses (or 27 credit hours):
ACCT-8010. Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
ACCT-8020. Advanced Topics in Management Accounting
ACCT-8070. Integration and Team Building
ACCT-8080. Integrative Case Analysis
BUSI-8610. Business Law
BUSI-8673-01. Special Topics: Business Management
BUSI-8673-02. Special Topics: Business Management
    including two of the following four courses:
    ACCT-8030. Performance Management
    ACCT-8040. Advanced Topics in Finance
    ACCT-8050. Advanced Audit and Assurance
    ACCT-8060. Advanced Topics in Taxation



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