The degree of Master of Business Administration (Executive Option), or EMBA, is cohort-driven. These regulations must be read in conjunction with the GENERAL REGULATIONS of the School of Graduate Studies of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
A)
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
B)
DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS
1. Admission is limited and competitive. To be considered for
admission to the EMBA program, an applicant shall normally hold at
least a bachelor’s degree, with a minimum ʽBʼ standing, from an
institution recognized by Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Senate.
2. Applicants must achieve a satisfactory total score on the Graduate
Management Admission Test (GMAT), as well as an appropriate balance of
verbal and quantitative GMAT score components. Specific information
regarding the test can be obtained by writing to: Educational Testing
Service/GMAT, P.O. Box 6103, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., 08541-6103
or by contacting the Web site at www.gmat.org.
3. Applicants with substantial management experience will receive
preference during evaluation of applications. Normally, applicants
will have a minimum of eight years of relevant management experience.
4. Applicants who did not complete a four-year bachelor’s degree at a
recognized university where English is the primary language of
instruction must submit an acceptable score on the Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or achieve a satisfactory score on the
CanTEST. Information regarding the TOEFL is available from the
Educational Testing Service (see address in A.2). Information on
CanTEST is available from CanTEST Project Office, Second Language
Institute, University of Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5.
5. All applicants will be interviewed prior to acceptance to the EMBA
program by at least two members of the Faculty’s Committee on Graduate
Studies to assess the applicant’s personal qualities, such as
leadership potential and motivation, which are important to successful
managers.
6. While all of the criteria above are important, the Faculty’s
Committee on Graduate Studies will assess the applicant’s entire
profile. Significant strengths in one area may help compensate for
weaknesses in another area.
7. In selecting candidates for any particular cohort, the Faculty’s
Committee on Graduate Studies will attempt to ensure that there is a
breadth of managerial experience and practical backgrounds within the
cohort as this is important to the students’ learning environment.
Student experience is expected to contribute to and enhance the
learning experience for the entire cohort.
B) DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS
1. Applications and all supporting documents must be received by
June 15 from Canadian applicants. Application from foreign cohorts
should be complete at least four months before the proposed
commencement date. Individuals submitting applications later than the
above dates are not assured of consideration for admission to the
cohort desired; their applications will be processed only if time and
resources permit.
2. The Faculty of Business Administration reserves the right not to
offer an EMBA program during any period where there is deemed to be
insufficient demand. Further, the faculty reserves the right to
restrict the size of any cohort of students admitted to the EMBA
program.
1. Applications for admission to the EMBA program must be made on
the appropriate form to the School of Graduate Studies.
2. The following documents must be submitted in support of the official
application form:
a) Letter of appraisal from two work-related referees.
b) Two copies of the faculty’s Employment Experience Information form.
c) Two official transcripts from each university or other
post-secondary institution previously attended, to be sent directly by
its registrar (or equivalent officer) to the School of Graduate
Studies. If not recorded on the transcript, official evidence of
completion of Undergraduate degree must also be submitted.
d) The official GMAT score report, to be sent directly by the
Educational Testing Service. The code number for Memorial University
of Newfoundland is 0885.
e) Where applicable, an official TOEFL or CanTEST score report, to be
forwarded directly by the examining organization.
NOTE: Application files are evaluated only when all required items
have been received.
3. Admission shall be by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies on
the recommendation of the Faculty of Business Administration. Upon
notification of acceptance into the EMBA program, applicants must give
written notice to the School of Graduate Studies of their intention to
register. Such notice must be received by the Office of the Dean
within 30 days of notification of acceptance, or three weeks prior to
semester registration.
1. The EMBA program is cohort-driven and structured so that students
within any cohort complete a program of 20 courses. Normally, the
program will be delivered over four academic terms, and the contact
time per course will be 26 hours, recognizing the experience of the
candidates, and the extended time between classes which will allow the
assignment of more course-related work to be completed outside of the
classroom environment. In some instances, the program may be offered
over a shorter duration. When this happens, the contact time per course
will increase as the expectation for students to complete
course-related work between classes will be lower. The 20-course
program structure is outlined in Table 1.
Table 1 - EMBA Programs of Study
| Term 1 | Term 2 |
| EMB8103 Statistical Applications in Management EMB8104 Organizations: Behavior and Structure EMB8106 Marketing EMB8107 Managing in the Canadian Environment EMB 8109 Accounting for Management |
EMB8108 Economics for Management EMB8204 Human Resource Management EMB8206 Managerial Finance EMB8210 Labor Relations |
| EMB9103 - Research in Management | |
| Term 3 | Term 4 |
| EMB8205 Information Systems
EMB8207 Operations Management EMB8209 Management Skills Two additional courses chosen by the Faculty of Business Administration |
EMB8208 Strategic Management Three additional courses chosen by the Faculty of Business Administration |
| EMB9301 - Research Project | |
2. Five courses will be chosen by the Faculty of Business
Administration to meet the needs of each cohort.
3. Students in the EMBA program may apply to complete up to two courses
in the regular MBA program. Approval will be given if:
a) the student can demonstrate a need for a course which is not offered
to their cohort, but which is available in the regular MBA program;
b) the student can demonstrate that there is a course being offered to
their cohort that does not meet their specific needs;
c) the student is able to attend classes at the time and place that the
course is offered in the regular MBA program;
d) sufficient resources are available to allow the student to take the
course in the regular MBA program.
4. Any program changes, including those described in D.1. through D.3.
above, must have the prior approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies on
the recommendation of the Faculty of Business Administration.
1. The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Business Administration
constitutes the examining body for all examinations in Business
courses. In addition, the standing of every student will be assessed
by the Committee on Graduate Studies in accordance with the
requirements outlined in clauses 2 through 5 below.
2. Credit towards the MBA degree will be granted only for those courses
which have been approved as constituting part of the student's program
of study and in which the candidate has obtained a mark of 65% or
higher.
3. A candidate is required to withdraw from the MBA program if:
a) a final grade of ‘D’ or ‘F’ is obtained in two courses, or
b) a final grade of ‘C’ or less is obtained in three courses, or
c) a final grade of ‘C’ or less is obtained in a repeated course.
4. Clause E)3 notwithstanding, to remain in the program, a candidate
who obtains a final grade of ‘C’ or less in any course must normally
repeat that course when next offered, and is permitted to repeat that
course only once.
5. Clause E)3 notwithstanding, in some instances, at the discretion of
the course instructor, and with the approval of the associate dean,
academic programs, Faculty of Business Administration, a student who
has received a grade of ‘C’ or less in any course may be permitted to
complete remedial work and may be re-examined. A student who passes
after re-examination will have “passed on the basis of re-examination”
recorded on their transcript, and the original grade will remain. A
student who receives a grade of ‘C’ or less after re-examination will
be required to withdraw from the program. The original grade will count
as part of the total number of final grades of ‘C’ or less permitted
before a student is required to withdraw as specified in E3.
NOTE: The pursuit of remedial work may not be offered more than
twice to an individual student.
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