Admissions

Requirements

For North American or native English speaking students:

1. Application: Complete the application for admission.
2. Fee: There is a $40 application fee (non refundable) only for paper submissions - no fee for online submission.
3. References: Request two confidential reference letters, one of which must be from a senior officer in your organization familiar with your character, work performance, and leadership potential.
4. Transcripts: Send your post-secondary institution transcripts to the Admissions office. The MBA program requires a GPA of at least 3.0 based on the final two years of your undergraduate program.
5. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT): Complete the GMAT exam and send your score to the Admissions office. A score of 550 or higher is recommended to be competitive for admission.
6. Entrance Interview: Selected applicants must successfully complete an interview (which may occur by telephone conference). The interview will evaluate an applicant's level of maturity, interpersonal skills, career focus, and motivation.

For international or non-native English speaking students:

In cooperation with the ESLI Pre-Masters program at TWU, this process will provide students with a conditional admission to the MBA program and then with the necessary English language training and opportunity to complete the other application requirements for the program.

1. Application: Complete the ESLI application.
2. Fee: Include an application fee of $140.00 (non-refundable) with the application.
3. References: Request two confidential reference letters, one of which must be from a senior officer in your organization familiar with your character, work performance, and leadership potential.
4. Transcripts: Send post-secondary transcripts to the Admissions office. The MBA program requires a GPA of at least 3.0 based on the final two years of your undergraduate program.
5. English Requirements: A TOEFL or IELTS score is required for direct admission consideration.  However, applicants who would like to enrol in ESL coursework prior to entering the MBA program may receive a conditional admission to the MBA program, without submitting a TOEFL or IELTS score.  In this case, English language proficiency will be assessed upon arrival at TWU and students will be placed into the appropriate ESL or Pre-Masters class.  However, applicants with an iBT score of 88 with at least 21 in each category (or an equivalent) are eligible for immediate entry into the ESLI Pre-Masters program.
6. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT): During the final semester of the ESLI Pre-Masters program, you will be required to write the GMAT exam.
7. Entrance Interview: During the final semester of the ESLI Pre-Masters program, students must successfully complete an interview (which may occur by telephone conference). Upon successful completion of the Pre-Masters program and GMAT exam, students will enter the MBA program.

Apply

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The application process includes submission of an application form, two references as indicated above, all post-secondary education transcripts, GMAT score, TOEFL score (for applicants who do not have English as their native or primary language) and a personal statement that illustrates the applicant’s readiness to study in the MBA program.

Please submit your application to:

Graduate Admissions
Trinity Western University
7600 Glover Road
Langley, B.C. V2Y 1Y1
Canada

U.S. Mail Address:

PO Box 1409
Blaine, WA
98231-1409

Graduate Admissions Telephone: 604.888.7511

Graduate Admissions Email: gradadmissions@twu.ca

Tuition & Fees

The tuition fee for the MBA Program during the 2011-2012 academic year is $740 per semester hour for courses commencing in the Summer 2011 semester for the Managing the Growing Enterprise and Non-Profit and Charitable Organization Management specializations. The 2011-2012 tuition for the international specialization is $795 per semester hour. Tuition rates typically increase in May for the next academic year. The MBA Program consists of a total of 45 semester hours.

Payment of Fees

Graduate students may pay in full when registering or adopt one of the following payment schedules:

1. Pay in two equal installments with the first payment due the first Friday of May for summer semester, the first Friday of September for fall semester, or the first Friday of January for spring semester. The second payment is due June 15 for the summer semester, October 15 for the fall semester, or February 15 for the spring semester. If registration occurs after the first payment date, then tuition is due in full upon registration.
2. Pay using the Credit Card Payment Plan option - with 4 equal payments for fall and spring semesters and 3 equal payments for the summer semester.

See the Office of the Registrar website for further details. Online banking is the preferred payment method.

Financial Aid

MBA Scholarships

Scholarships may be awarded based on individual merit after considering the applicant's undergraduate GPA and GMAT score. Scholarships available specifically for MBA students include the Kaulius Entrepreneurial Leader Award and the Raymond James.

The Kaulius Entrepreneurial Leader Award available to students in the entrepreneurship stream of the MBA program. The School of Business selects only one recipient from a list of eligible candidates.

The Raymond James Entrepreneurial Leader Award is available to students in the entrepreneurship stream of the MBA program. Only two award recipients are chosen by the TWU Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership.