The following outlines the criteria for admission to the AAA Fast Track Program. These admissions criteria have been developed from a review of business/commerce and non-business/commerce degrees offered by major Canadian universities.
Eligible Degrees:
All applicants must show proof of successful completion of a minimum of 36 credits from the following list of General and Core Business/Commerce topics:
Financial Accounting |
3 credits |
Managerial Accounting |
3 credits |
Management Studies |
3 credits) |
Organizational Behaviour |
3 credits |
Quantitative Analysis |
3 credits |
Finance |
3 credits |
Marketing |
3 credits |
Business Law |
3 credits |
Microeconomics |
3 credits |
Macroeconomics |
3 credits |
Business Statistics |
3 credits |
Calculus |
3 credits |
Business/commerce undergraduate degree holders (BCom or BBA):
Holders of a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree who have completed a four-year degree program and a minimum of 120 credits, and including the 12 courses noted in item 1 above, from an accredited Canadian university are eligible for admission to the AAA program.
Business/commerce graduate degree holders (MBA general):
Holders of a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA General) degree, and including the 12 courses noted in item 1 above, from an accredited Canadian university are eligible for admission to the AAA program.
Business/commerce specialty graduate degree holders (MBA specialty):
Holders of an MBA Specialty degree will be reviewed on an individual basis and must show proof of successful completion of all courses as per item 1 above.
Non-business/commerce undergraduate degree holders:
Holders of non-Business/Commerce undergraduate degrees will be reviewed on an individual basis and must fulfill the following requirements:
- Proof of completion of a four-year undergraduate degree and a minimum of 120 credits from an accredited Canadian university.
- Applicants must show proof of successful completion of a minimum of 36 credits (12 courses) from the list in item 1 above.
Non-business/commerce graduate degree holders:
Holders of non-M.B.A (General/Specialty) graduate degrees will be reviewed on an individual basis and must fulfill the following requirements:
- Proof of completion of a graduate degree from an accredited Canadian University.
- Courses completed in the graduate program must include all General and Core Business/Commerce education courses as specified in item 1 above.
International applicants:
Holders of non-M.B.A (General/Specialty) graduate degrees will be reviewed on an individual basis and must fulfill the following requirements:
- Proof of completion of a graduate degree from an accredited Canadian University.
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Courses completed in the graduate program must include all General and Core Business/Commerce education courses as specified in item 1 above.
Holders of university degrees from countries other than those specified above will be reviewed on an individual basis and must fulfill the following requirements:
- Proof of successful completion of a degree from an accredited university, with a minimum of 120 credits of completed courses or their equivalent.
- Proof of successful completion of general/core business education courses as specified in item 1 above. Courses completed must be deemed by UBC to be sufficient in content and academic rigour.
- Proof of English Language proficiency as specified by UBC.
Holders of three-year degrees:
The normal admission requirement for the AAA program is a degree consisting of a minimum of four years or 120 credits (or equivalent) of university study. Holders of three-year degrees will be reviewed on an individual basis.
Holders of agriculture undergraduate degrees:
- Holders of a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA General) degree, and including the 12 courses noted in item 1 above, from an accredited Canadian university are eligible for admission to the AAA program.
- Holders of an MBA Specialty degree will be reviewed on an individual basis and must show proof of successful completion of all courses as per item 1 above.
Further information on these admissions policies can be found on the Background Research on the Fast Track Program Admissions Guidelines webpage.