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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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