Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

5. Admissions, Promotion, Graduation StandardThis innovative degree program is primarily designed for managers and executives in the financialservices industry. These individuals are leaders who must constantly make challenging decisions andhave to rely on people, financial resources and technology to achieve results. The high caliber ofstudents entering the program is ensured through a rigorous review of past academic performance, andcurrent job performance at the management level, as well as each applicant’s résumé and references.Admission RequirementsFaculty of Graduate Calendarhttp://gr.cal.dal.ca/FACS.htm2.2 Master's Degree ProgramCandidates for admission must hold at least a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum B average in the last60 credit hours from a university of recognized standing, with the following conditions:a. For entry into a Master's program with a thesis requirement, candidates must hold a Bachelor'sDegree with an honours or the equivalent of honours standing as granted by Dalhousie Universityin the area in which graduate work is to be done or an area which is relevant to the graduate work.A four (4)-year Bachelor's degree may be considered as equivalent of honours if there is evidenceof independent research capacity (such as a research project as part of a class) or if the degree isofficially approved as an honours equivalent. In those cases where a candidate has a three (3)-yeardegree and a four (4)-year degree honours program was not available to them, first-classcandidates will be considered for admission to a two-year program.b. For entry into all other programs, candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree with at least four (4)classes, or their equivalent, taken at a senior undergraduate level in the area in which graduatework is to be done or an area which is relevant to the graduate work. Candidates must achieve anaverage of at least a B in those four classes, as well as the overall B average in the last 60 credithours for their degree.11