Application Process

Your Application Advisor will work with you to ensure that your application is not only complete, but presents you and your qualifications in the best possible light.

Admission Requirements

1. Your management experience
2. Your references
3. Your previous academic experience
4. A personal interview may also be part of the admission process
5. QMAT or GMAT score

Some candidates may require additional testing to demonstrate knowledge of management fundamentals and/or English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

All applicants who meet the admission requirements will be interviewed to gauge the breadth and currency of their knowledge and skills, prior to acceptance into the program.

Application Advisors

We pride ourselves on the personal service we provide to program applicants. Application Advisors can guide you through the application process in three ways. First, they perform a preliminary assessment of your file; second, they counsel you on preparing for the QMAT; and third, they offer you helpful ways to strengthen your file. To speak with an Application Advisor, call toll-free 1.888.460.5869.

Information Sessions

Information sessions provide the opportunity to learn more about the program and the videoconference learning technology, or to talk to the Program Director, a Professor or Application Advisor. As well, program alumni and current participants often attend these sessions. They can provide first-hand accounts of the program.

For dates and times, please call toll-free 1.888.460.5869 or please refer to our online information session schedule.

Application Procedure

Applications for admission to the program must include:

1. Application Form: Application forms can be completed online or downloaded, or simply call an Application Advisor at 1.888.460.5869.
2. Cover Letter: A cover letter that outlines current responsibilities and assignments, career accomplishments, reasons for applying to Queen’s MBA for Business Graduates, and professional and personal goals and plans.
3. Résumé: A current résumé that includes lists of certificates, diplomas, and degrees; work experience; memberships in professional associations; and volunteer and community activities.
4. QMAT or GMAT Test Results: Please note that you do not have to write the QMAT or GMAT before you begin the application process.
5. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores for international applicants with undergraduate degrees and/or work experience from non-English-speaking countries. The Admissions Committee may also request candidates write the TOEFL based on their score on the verbal portion of the GMAT. Please enter code 0949 (Dept. 02) on your TOEFL registration form to ensure TOEFL scores are sent to Queen’s.
6. Two References: You are required to submit an evaluation form completed by an immediate supervisor, and an evaluation form completed by a colleague. The evaluation forms can be downloaded, or simply call an Application Advisor. Please note that evaluators must send these forms directly to Queen’s MBA for Business Graduates Admissions Committee.
7. Official Transcripts: A certified transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended, sent by the Registrar of that institution to Queen’s MBA for Business Graduates Admissions Committee.
8. Personal Interview: Upon successful completion of steps 1 through 7.

Admissions Committee

Please send all application materials to:
Queen’s MBA for Business Graduates
Admissions Committee
Queen’s School of Business
Goodes Hall
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6

We hold all application materials in complete confidence. You are encouraged to apply early. Admission to Queen’s MBA for Business Graduates program is competitive, and positions are limited.