How to apply

Review the Application Requirements and ensure you understand the components of the application.

1. Apply online

Applications for our 2023 IMBA intake are open. Start your application here. If you have any questions about the program or our application process, please contact us via email at imba@sauder.ubc.ca.

2. Submit documentation

Applications are not reviewed by the admissions committee until all of the following required supporting documentation is received in official form. To expedite the admissions process, students can scan and upload their unofficial documents for evaluation. However, official documentation will be required for final admission and it must be received by the document deadline. 

For more information about the scholarships, please see here.

The final document deadline for the November 2023 entry is October 8, 2023.

• Official transcripts in sealed university envelopes (plus official English translations if transcripts are not issued in English by the home university). UBC graduates do not need to submit UBC transcripts as the Robert H. Lee Graduate School will access these through the Student Information System Centre (SISC)
• Original degree certificates in sealed university envelopes (plus English translations if certificates are not issued in English by the home university)
• Official TOEFL (program code: 0965) or IELTS (no code required - please send to UBC) scores. Official test scores should be received by UBC directly from the testing agency
• Official GMAT (program code: LQS-CP-94) scores. Official test scores should be received by UBC directly from the testing agency. GMAT may be waived for those applicants with considerable quantitative academic backgrounds

Important note regarding documents

All submitted application materials, including irreplaceable documents, become the property of the UBC Sauder School of Business and will not be returned. Applications received or completed after the 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 letters of reference and new transcripts unless you have undertaken further academic studies, as we retain all documentation for a two-year period.

Submitting your transcripts

Official transcripts must be arranged to be sent to

Robert H. Lee Graduate School
UBC Sauder School of Business
137-2053 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2
CANADA

To expedite the admissions process, applicants can scan and upload their unofficial documents to the application portal for evaluation. However, official documentation will be required for final admission and it must be received by the document deadline. 

If you have applied to our programs within the last two years, it is not necessary to submit new letters of reference and new transcripts unless you have undertaken further academic studies, as we retain all documentation for a two-year period.

3. Await results

Applications will be be carefully evaluated by the admissions committee.

• Evaluation will be based on academic records, Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores, full-time work experience, essays, & letters of recommendation.
• All applicants being seriously considered for admission will be contacted by the Robert H. Lee Graduate School for an interview either in person or by Skype or phone.
• Upon receipt of an offer of admission, you must submit a non-refundable and non-transferable deposit in Canadian currency, which is credited towards your tuition.