1. Confirm that you will meet the appropriate deadline.
   
   
2. Prepare the necessary information for completing the application.
   
   Considerable preparation time is required to complete the application. A Sample Resume is provided to assist you in composing yours for application to the UBC MM in OR program. Please follow our directions and format. Your resume can either be entered directly on the application or attached online.
3. Complete the online application and pay the application fee.
   
   All information can be entered directly on online, and you will be able to save your changes and revisit the application until you are ready to pay the application fee and submit the application.You may complete your application any time before your application deadline.
   
   You will also be required to pay a non-refundable fee of $125 CAD prior to the application being processed. Please note that the electronic application requires payment of an application fee using MasterCard or Visa only.
   
   
4. Retain a copy of your application and ensure application is submitted.
   
   Print a copy of your appplication for your records. You may check the status of your application online for any updates.
   
   
5. Submit all supporting documentation.
   
   It is your responsibility to ensure that all supporting documents are received by the Sauder School of Business MBA/MM Programs Office in advance of the application deadlines. All submitted application materials, including irreplaceable documents, become the property of the Sauder School of Business and will not be returned. A confirmation email will be sent to you after the Sauder MBA/MM Programs Office has received all your supporting documents, your online application and your application fee.
   
   1. One set of official academic transcripts from all universities or colleges attended.
      
      To be considered official, transcripts must arrive in sealed envelopes, endorsed by the issuing institution. UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan graduates do not need to submit UBC transcripts as the Sauder MBA/MM Programs Office at UBC will access these through the Student Information System Centre (SISC). If you graduated from the University College of the Okanagan before it was officially renamed UBC Okanagan, you will need to submit these official transcripts.
      
      Applicants who have graduated from non-English speaking countries must arrange to have all academic records issued in the original language and accompanied by certified English language translations (must be the literal translation of the original document). If your university is unable to provide translated official academic records in English, you must arrange to have the original language documents translated by a Certified English translator, per the instructions below:
      
      • Make a photocopy of your original language transcripts and degree certificates, if required (do not open a sealed, endorsed envelope containing the original transcripts intended for submissions to the Sauder MBA/MM Programs Office for your application).
      • Take the photocopy to a Certified English Translator and ask them to provide a complete, word-by-word, literal English translation, endorsing the translation with their numbered seal.
      • Ask the translator to put both the original language transcript and degree certificate photocopies and the literal English translations into a sealed envelope and endorse the envelope by stamping their numbered seal/stamp across the sealed envelope. Submit the translations in the sealed, endorsed envelope to the Sauder MBA/MM Programs Office at UBC. Do not open this envelope.
      • Submit your original language official transcripts, and degree certificate if required, in sealed, endorsed envelopes from your home university to the Sauder MBA/MM Programs Office at UBC. Do not open this envelope.
      Applicants must also submit an official degree certificate indicating degree conferral. For some countries, the degree certificates must also show the degree classification. However, applicants with transcripts from Canada and the US do not need to submit a degree certificate if the transcript indicates degree conferral and the date of graduation.
      
      If your university will not produce additional official copies of your transcripts or your degree certificate, you must make a photocopy of your original transcripts/degree certificate, and send the photocopy to your home university asking them to:
      
      • Verify that the photocopy is consistent with their records.
      • Attest that the copy is a true copy by stamping it with the official university stamp.
      • Put the attested, stamped photocopy in university envelopes which have been endorsed with the Registrar's signature or University's stamp across the seal.
      • Mail the sealed, endorsed envelopes directly to the MBA/MM Programs Office at the Sauder School of Business at UBC.
   2. Three online reference forms.
      
      Your are responsible for obtaining references from three referees who are prepared to provide a report on your academic ability and professional qualifications. Academic references are preferred. Your referees must fill out UBC's required form online. Separate forms/letters are no longer accepted.
      
      Instructions for online reference forms:
      
      • In the section of the application entitled "Referee details," you will be asked to provide the contact information for your chosen referees. No additional references will be considered. Please ensure that the correct email address is filled in for your referee.
      • You will have the option of sending your referees their details at any time after completing the "Referee details" page. If you don't send the details, they will be sent when the application is submitted.
      • Your referees will be given a specific password that will allow us to match their forms with your application. You will not have to provide your referees with additional information.
   3. Official GMAT or GRE scores.
      
      Official GMAT or GRE scores are mandatory for all applicants and files will not be evaluated before the official GMAT/GRE scores have been received. We will not accept photocopies or faxed score reports as official documents. GMAT and GRE scores are valid if written within the last five years. You must arrange to have the official results sent directly from the testing service to the MBA/MM Programs Office at the Sauder School of Business (department code: 4201) at UBC (institution code: 0965).
      
      
   4. Official English language proficiency exams scores (if required).
      
      TOEFL, IELTS (Academic), PTE (Academic), or MELAB scores are required for all candidates whose degrees are from a university outside Canada or the US in which English was not the official language of instruction. English language proficiency exams should be taken no later than 4-6 weeks prior to the MM in OR application deadline. You must arrange to have the official results sent directly from the testing service to the MBA/MM Programs Office at the Sauder School of Business (department code: 4201) at UBC (0965).
      
      
   5. Proof of Permanent Resident Status (for permanent Canadian residents only).
      Photocopy of the front and back of Permanent Resident Card – the date on the back must be legible.
      
      
   6. Two photographs.
      These are for identification purposes and for use in the student roster.
      
      

Admission files are reviewed only upon receipt of all required application materials including the following:

• √      The completed online application (including resume and compositions)
• √      Application fee payment
• √      Official academic transcripts (mandatory) and degree certificates (if required)
• √      Three online reference forms (academic preferred)
• √      Official GMAT or GRE scores
• √      Official TOEFL/IELTS/MELAB/PTE Academic scores (if required)
• √      Proof of permanent resident status (for permanent Canadian residents only)
• √      Two photographs of the applicant

Important note regarding documents:
All submitted application materials, including irreplaceable documents, become the property of the Sauder School of Business at UBC and will not be returned to the applicant. Admission files are reviewed only upon receipt of all required application materials including transcripts, reference forms, GMAT/GRE and English proficiency scores. Applications received or completed after the application deadlines will be considered only if space is available. If you have applied to our programs within the last two years, it is not necessary to submit new reference forms and new transcripts unless you have undertaken further academic studies, as we retain all documentation for a two-year period.

All supporting documents for application should be sent directly to the MBA/MM Programs Office at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. Please contact the office if you have any application difficulties or concerns.

MBA/MM Programs Office
Robert H. Lee Graduate School
Henry Angus Building
University of British Columbia
137 - 2053 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada  V6T 1Z2
Tel: 604-822-8422
Toll Free (Canada & USA): 1-888-988-9895
Fax: 604-822-9030
Email: mm@sauder.ubc.ca