Application Process

Admission Requirements

1. Completed application form
   
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2. Two letters of reference
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3. Successful Completion of GMAT/QMAT – This requirement may be waived if the applicant has completed the CFA Level 1 exam. Please note that the program code for the GMAT is: Q21-QZ-57.
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4. A copy of your resume
5. Official Transcripts
   Official Transcripts from each post-secondary institution you have attended sent by the Registrar of the institution directly to the Queen’s Master of Management in Finance Program Admissions Committee
6. If your first language is not English and you have not lived in Canada for a minimum of three years, or if you did not do your undergraduate program in English you will need to take an English language test. To that end, we have established the following English language facility admission policy:
   • Applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate university studies were taken in a language other than English must achieve a satisfactory score on one of the accepted tests of facility in English (see chart below).
   • The test of facility in English is a firm requirement and admission decisions cannot be made until an acceptable score has been reported.
   • Test results must be in the form of an official report mailed directly by the testing centre to:

     Admissions Committee
     Queen’s Master of Management in Finance
     Queen’s School of Business
     Queen’s University
     Kingston, Ontario
     Canada
     K7L 3N6

   Note: Examinee’s score records, faxes or photocopies are not acceptable. Each applicant is responsible for making arrangements to take any of these tests and for all costs that are incurred with the writing of any of the tests.

   The following tests are acceptable:

   TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

   Requirements:
   Computer-Based Test: A minimum score of 250 and a minimum Essay Rating score of 5.0. Paper-Based Test: A minimum score of 600 and a Test of Written English (TWE) with a minimum score of 5.0. Internet-based test: A minimum score of 100 and a minimum score of 4 for writing

   Details:
   The test is administered by:
   Educational Testing Service
   Box 6151
   Princeton, New Jersey
   USA v08541-6151
   (609.771.7100)

   Candidates who plan to take TOEFL must obtain a copy of the Bulletin of Information form, and register through the agency responsible for the country or region in which they reside. To ensure that the results are forwarded directly to Queen’s, the code number 0949 (Dept. 02) must be inserted on the request for the Official Score Report.

   IELTS(International English Language Testing System)

   Requirements:
   A minimum score of 7 is required.

   Details:
   This test is administered by:
   University of Cambridge
   Local Examinations Syndicate
   1 Hills Road
   Cambridge, UK
   CB1 2EU
   (44.1223.553311)

   Candidates who plan to take IELTS can obtain a listing of testing centres from the above address and must register through the agency responsible for the country or region in which they reside. The test centre in Ontario is at:
   Conestoga College
   299 Don Valley Drive
   Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4
   (519.748.5220)

   MELAB(Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

   Requirements:
   A minimum score of 90 is required.

   Details:
   This test is administered by:
   English Language Institute
   Testing and Certification Division
   University of Michigan
   Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
   48109-1057
   (312.763.3452)

Application materials to be sent to:

Admissions Committee
Queen’s Master of Management in Finance
Queen’s School of Business
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario