PMBA FAQ

Concentrations are not offered however, elective courses are utilized to provide students with a blend of courses based on current marketplace demands.

Please refer to Awards and Funding information for Carleton University graduate students.

Yes, we will accept the GRE in the place of the GMAT criteria so long as the GRE score is equivalent to the minimum requirement of 550 on the GMAT. Please refer to the following link to assist you in the conversion of GRE test scores.  http://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/about/mba/comparison_tool/ .

Candidates must meet either the online MBA Math course criteria or the GMAT. Meeting either the GMAT or MBA Math criteria is mandatory and will not be waived regardless of cumulative grade point average, years of professional experience, or number of degrees.

Note: Please provide Carleton University with permission to access your official scores by completing the following:

1. Go to: www.mbamath.com
2. Click “Sign Up” (top right of page)
3. Click “Yes, I have an RSVP/promotion code” and enter the code CARMY24TG
4. Enter the requested profile and account information
5. Click “Join MBA Math”
6. Enter payment information and click Complete Registration
7. Go to My Account | My Schools and confirm the Allow School Access box is checked for the Carleton 2025 entry

Candidates for the Professional MBA Program must provide two professional recommendations from current or past superiors. Recommendations from colleagues can not be substituted.

There are private companies that assist students with preparing for the GMAT. A good starting point is to refer to www.mba.com for further information.

Complete applications for both domestic and international students are processed on a rolling basis. You will be notified by email once a decision is made.

While we appreciate your background, meeting the MBA Math course or GMAT criteria is a mandatory admission criteria that must be fulfilled in order to be considered for the Sprott Professional MBA program.

We will only consider a student from India with a three-year undergraduate degree if the degree is from an institution accredited by either AACSB, EQUIS or AMBA. There are no exceptions to the criteria. (Determine if your institution is accredited by  AACSB, EQUIS or AMBA.)

This is a policy set by Carleton’s Faculty of Graduate Studies that we have to abide by.

If your first language is not English, you must prove your language proficiency by: presenting one of the official Language Proficiency (ESL) test scores; showing that you have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B- or higher; or presenting official certification (transcripts) that you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past three years at a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom or any country in which the primary language is English, where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was English, and the language of instruction in your most recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree was English. (Please refer to: https://graduate.carleton.ca/international/english-second-language/)

Please contact The Faculty of Graduate Studies at graduate.studies@carleton.ca with any further questions.

If your first language is not English, you must prove your language proficiency by: presenting one of the official Language Proficiency (ESL) test scores; showing that you have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B- or higher; or presenting official certification (transcripts) that you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past three years at a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom or any country in which the primary language is English, where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was English, and the language of instruction in your most recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree was English.

A degree in almost any discipline will be considered, provided all other admission requirements are met.