Part-Time MBA PROFILES Publish Date 04/05/11

University Of Ottawa

Telfer School Of Management

PROGRAM BASICS
- - Telfer School of Management
  - Telfer Part-time MBA program
  - Telfer School of Management
  - DMS 4160-55 Laurier Est
  - Ottawa, K1N6N5
  - Canada
  - Program Web site: http://www.telfer.uOttawa.ca/mba
  - E-mail: mba@telfer.uOttawa.ca
- - Average months to complete program: 36
  - Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
  - Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  - If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes
- Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)
  - Resident: $3,681.00
  - Non-Resident: $6,125.00
- - Tuition per credit: $307.00
- - Graduate business school is accredited by: EQUIS, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA)
SCHOOL BASICS
- Graduate business school enrollment:
  - Total: 268
  - Full-Time MBA: 49
  - Part-Time MBA: 94
  - Executive MBA: 51
- - Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,249
  - Graduate degree programs: other
  - Other graduate degree programs: Master in Health Administration; Master of Science in Management; Master of Science in Health Systems
ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD
- - Total applications, most recent entering class: 69
  - Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 58 %
  - Admitted students enrolled: 85 %
  - Applicant interviews are: Recommended
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- - Rolling admissions? Yes
  - GMAT required? Yes
  - Average GMAT: 627
  - Median GMAT: 620
- Middle 80% GMAT:
  - From: 570
  - To: 710
- - Is proficiency in English required? Yes
  - Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes
- Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
  - - IELTS
    - TOEFL Computer Based
    - TOEFL Internet Based Test
    - TOEFL Paper-based Test
    - Other
- - Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600
- Relative Importance of Application Elements:
  - GMAT Score: Important
  - Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
  - Application Essays: Very Important
  - Interviews Important
  - Recommendations: Important
  - Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important
CLASS PROFILE
- - Female students: 35 %
  - International students: 0 %
- Postgraduate work experience (months):
  - Mean: 91
  - Median: 66
  - From: 36
  - To: 180
  - One year or less: 0 %
- Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
  - Mean: $61,986.00
  - Median: $63,119.00
  - From: $33,987.00
  - To: $97,106.00
- Entering students work in the following functional areas:
  - Consulting: 3 %
  - Finance/Accounting: 10 %
  - General Management: 28 %
  - Human Resources: 10 %
  - Marketing/Sales: 7 %
  - Management Information Systems: 26 %
  - Operations/Production: 13 %
  - Other: 3 %
- Entering students work in the following industries:
  - Consumer Products: 3 %
  - Government: 33 %
  - Manufacturing: 3 %
  - Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  - Non-Profit: 6 %
  - Technology: 20 %
  - Other: 16 %
FINANCIAL AID
- - Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
- - On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  - How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
  - Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FINANCIAL AID
- - Faculty employed by the B-school: 160
- Full-time faculty:
  - Tenured: 56
  - Non-Tenured: 21
- Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
  - Tenured: 0
  - Non-Tenured: 83
- Women on Faculty:
  - Tenured: 15
  - Non-Tenured: 25
- International Faculty:
  - Tenured: 5
  - Non-Tenured: 3
- Faculty with PhDs:
  - Tenured: 54
  - Non-Tenured: 37
STUDENT LIFE
- - Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
  - Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
- Teaching Methods:
  - Case Study: 30 %
  - Experiential Learning: 10 %
  - Lectures: 30 %
  - Simulations: 5 %
  - Team Projects: 15 %
- - Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom: 18
  - Teachers in the part-time program: 43
  - Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
  - Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 86
  - Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 63 %
  - Average core class size: 32
  - Average elective class size: 20
  - Electives available: 20
- Recently added electives:
  - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  - Unraveling the Genetic Code of the Successful New Enterprise
- - Last curriculum revision: 2006
- - Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No
- Leading areas of study:
  - - Leadership
    - General Management
    - Strategy
    - Other
    - Consulting
- Graduation requirements:
  - - Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- - Credits required to graduate: 54
TECHNOLOGY
- - Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgrades to class rooms. Upgrades to syndicate rooms. Upgrades to Multipurpose events room. Upgrades to computer labs. Computer replacement plan. Installation of 10 Sony Bravia LCD TVs used to transmit various School activities, news, TSX stock exchange ticker info.
  - Amount spent: $1,066,300.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
- - Living MBA alumni: 4,636
  - Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
  - Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  - Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
  - Mean gift from MBA alumni: $103.00
  - Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
  - Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  - Business school endowment $22,929,996.00
  - Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
  - Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  - University alumni networking site: http://www.uottawa.ca/alumni/index.html
  - Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  - Business school alumni networking site: http://www.telfer.uottawa.ca/en/alumni
  - Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No
CAREER SERVICES
- - Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
    - Yes
  - If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
    - At any time
  - Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  - Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes