EMBA Admission Information

International applicants who intend to leave their employment to pursue their studies may be ineligible for this program. EMBA students are normally expected to be working full-time while completing the program. The program is structured in a way such that students are expected to apply their ongoing learning in real time in their organizations. They are also expected to bring insights from the ongoing application in practice back into the classroom throughout the program.

The Levene EMBA program has one intake every two years: as the next intake is August, 2024. The EMBA application deadline is May 15th to be considered for the late August 2024 intake.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the admission standards of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) and the Levene Graduate School of Business, which are:

1. A four-year undergraduate degree with a minimum grade point average equivalent to Canadian 70% (or mid-career option)

  • Sealed and official transcripts from all former post-secondary institutions attended by the applicant must be sent directly to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research by your former institution(s). Envelopes must bear an official institutional stamp across the seal. Transcripts in any language other than English or French must be accompanied by a certified literal translation.
  • Official Documents can be submitted by:
Mail to:

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK S4S 0A2
Canada

In an envelope from the issuing University that is sealed and bears an official University stamp across the seal.

Email to:

Grad.Docs@uregina.ca

From verifiable institutional email address.

MyCreds for participating institutions:

The University of Regina receives official transcripts issued through MyCreds™. You can check here (https://mycreds.ca/members/member-directory/) to see if your institution is part of the network. When you share your official transcript in MyCreds™ please choose the University of Regina from the list of available institutions.

Starting October 2, 2022, students with international credentials applying to the Faculty of Business Administration programs MUST provide all post-secondary transcripts and degree certificates through the WES ICAP course by course evaluation. Please see instructions.

2. At least eight years full-time work experience.
    • Experience must be obtained after completion of an undergraduate degree
    • Internships, work placements and Co-Operative Education placements will not be considered valid experience
  • Students are required to submit their resume/CV using the CV template. We also ask students to submit their CV as is. Please provide both documents.

3. Two (2) official reference letters are to be submitted and are considered official when:
  • Received from secure email link sent from the reference listed in your application
  • Received in an envelope that is sealed and bears the referee's signature across the seal of the envelope
  • Sent to Grad.Docs@uregina.ca from the referees' verifiable email address

The two letters of reference are to be from persons (ie. academics, employers) who can critically assess the applicant's ability to do research and advanced courses, and who cannot be a closely associated person or another current graduate student. 

Language Requirements: Applicants must submit proof of English proficiency if the language of instruction in their undergraduate degree was not English (score cannot be older than 2 years):

    • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): 70
    • CanTEST: 4.5 with No Band below 4.0
    • IELTS (Academic Version): 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band
    • MELAB: 85
    • PTE Academic:59
    • TOEFL Paper-based: 580 / Internet-based (DI code: 0830): 80 minimum of 20 in each of the four components. Institutional ITP TOEFL is not accepted
    • U of R ESL:  Advanced  EAP 050
    • Duolingo: 120

Mid-Career option: Management professionals who do not meet the required GPA or those who do not have an undergraduate degree, but who have a minimum of eight to ten years senior level work experience may qualify for the mid-career option. These candidates may be required to take a GMAT exam. For more information, contact Business.Recruitment@uregina.ca.

Meeting these minimum requirements is not a guarantee of acceptance into the program.