Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia
UBC MBA Candidates are recruited from diverse academic backgrounds. A four-year Bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent (country dependent) from an accredited institution is required. Grading systems differ widely between countries. Candidates must have a solid academic record and a competitive GMAT score.
To ensure a reasonable chance of gaining admission to the UBC MBA program, we recommend that applicants have academic backgrounds within the general requirements listed on UBC’s Faculty of Graduate Studies’ website. From this Faculty of Graduate Studies’ page, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter the country in which you have completed your degree to determine the admission requirements to the UBC MBA program.
Important Note: While the MBA office follows general Faculty of Graduate Studies’ admissions requirements, all application queries and admissions processes for the MBA program are handled solely by the MBA Programs Office, not the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Pre-Assessment Screenings
If you would like further clarification on your admissibility, we welcome you to request a Pre-Assessment Screening by emailing the MBA Programs Office with:
Academic information (including degree, school, GPA - official documents are not required at this stage)
Work History (current resume)
GMAT score (if already completed)
Individuals who do not meet our academic requirements may require academic upgrading.
Transcripts
All applicants must arrange to have official transcripts sent directly to the Sauder School of Business MBA Programs Office by the home university. Transcripts must be submitted from all universities or colleges which have been attended. Documents for all applicants must be received in envelopes which have been sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution. UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan graduates do not need to submit UBC transcripts as the UBC MBA Programs Office will access these through the Student Information System Centre (SISC). If you graduated from the University College of the Okanagan before it was officially renamed UBC Okanagan, you will need to submit those official transcript. If your university will not produce additional official copies of your transcripts, you must:
Make a photocopy of your original transcript
Send the photocopy to your home university asking them to:
verify that the photocopy is consistent with their records
attest that the copy is a true copy by stamping it with the official university stamp
put the attested, stamped photocopy in university envelopes which have been endorsed with the Registrar’s signature or University’s stamp across the seal
mail the sealed, endorsed envelopes directly to the MBA Programs Office
Degree Certificates
In addition to sending official transcripts, applicants must also submit an official degree certificate indicating degree conferral. For some countries, the degree certificates must also show the degree classification. Transcripts from the USA and Canada do not need to be accompanied by a degree certificate if the transcript indicates degree conferral and the date of graduation. If your university will not produce additional official copies of your degree certificate, you must:
Make a photocopy of your degree certificate
Send the photocopy to your home university asking them to:
verify that the photocopy is consistent with their records
attest that the copy is a true copy by stamping it with the official university stamp
put the attested, stamped photocopy in university envelopes which have been endorsed with the Registrar’s signature or University’s stamp across the seal
mail the sealed, endorsed envelopes directly to the MBA Programs Office
English Language Translations of Transcripts and Degree Certificates
Applicants who have graduated from non-English speaking countries must arrange to have all academic records issued in the original language and accompanied by certified English language translations (English translation must be a literal translation of the original document). To be considered official, transcripts and degree certificates, if applicable, must be received by our office in envelopes sealed and endorsed by your home university. If you university is unable to provide translated official academic records in English, you must arrange to have the original language documents translated by a Certified English translator, per the instructions below:
Make a photocopy of your original language transcripts and degree certificates, if required (do not open a sealed, endorsed envelope containing the original transcripts intended for submissions to the MBA Office for your application)
Take the photocopy to a Certified English Translator and ask them to provide a complete, word-by-word, literal English translation, endorsing the translation with their numbered seal
Ask the translator to put both the original language transcript and degree certificate photocopies and the literal English translations into a sealed envelope and endorse the envelope by stamping their numbered seal/stamp across the sealed envelope
Submit the translations in the sealed, endorsed envelope to the UBC MBA Office - do not open this envelope
Submit your original language official transcripts, and degree certificate if required, in sealed, endorsed envelopes from your home university to the UBC MBA Office - do not open this envelope
Submission of Documents
All submitted application materials, including irreplaceable documents, become the property of the Sauder School of Business and will not be returned.