Carleton University
Senate Academic Planning Committee
TO:
November 22, 2005
Senate
FROM:
Alan Harrison, Chair
Senate academic Planning Committee
RE:
Program Changes, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research: Changes to the
MBA
At its meeting of November 21, 2005, SAPC considered and approved the attached
proposal for changes in the Master of Business Administration program..
cc Dean, GS&R
Chair, Program and Planning Committee, GS&R
Director, Sprott School of Business
L. Backer
S. Bauer, Calendar Editor
Sprott School of Business
Program Changes
1. Extend a modified version of the Fast-Track for Business Students arrangement to the
MBA (research project option)
2. Add a Fast-track MBA for Honours Degrees with a Minor In Business
1. Extend a modified version of the Fast-Track for Business Students arrangement to the
MBA (research project option)
Old Version:
Fast Track M.B.A.
Applicants who have:
 an honours business degree (equivalent to a B.Com. from Carleton University) or the
expectation of completing the course requirements for such a degree by May of the
year in which they plan to join the M.B.A. program;
 a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 10.0 in their business courses and 9.0 GPA
or better overall in their business degree program;
 successfully completed courses in research methods (equivalent to BUSI 5902,
Business Research Methods) and multivariate statistics (equivalent to BUSI 5903,
Multivariate Statistics for Business Research) may apply for admission into the
M.B.A program (Research Thesis option);
 without having to write an otherwise-required GMAT test, and
 may be admitted with an advanced standing of 1.0 credit
New Version:
Fast Track M.B.A. for Business Students
Research Thesis Program
Applicants may apply for admission into the MBA program and may be admitted with an
advanced standing of 1.0 credit. Applicants from Carleton University may apply without
having to write an otherwise required GMAT test. This applies to applicants who have:
 an honours business degree (equivalent to a B.Com. from Carleton University) or the
expectation of completing the course requirements for such a degree by May of the
year in which they plan to join the M.B.A. program;
 a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 10.0 in their business courses and 9.0 GPA
or better overall in their business degree program;
 successfully completed courses in research methods (equivalent to BUSI 5902,
Business Research Methods) and multivariate statistics (equivalent to BUSI 5903,
Multivariate Statistics for Business Research);
Research Project Program
Applicants may apply for admission into the MBA program and may be admitted with an
advanced standing of 1.0 credit. Applicants from Carleton University may apply without
having to write an otherwise required GMAT test. This applies to applicants who have:
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an honours business degree (equivalent to a B.Com. from Carleton University) or the
expectation of completing the course requirements for such a degree by May of the
year in which they plan to join the M.B.A. program;
a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 10.0 in their business courses and 9.0 GPA
or better overall in their business degree program;
successfully completed a course in research methods (equivalent to BUSI 5902,
Business Research Methods) or multivariate statistics (equivalent to BUSI 5903,
Multivariate Statistics for Business Research) and an integrative course (equivalent to
BUSI 5805 Innovation Management; or BUSI 5806 Managing Transformational
Change; or BUSI 5807 Digital Business; or BUSI 5808 Enterprise Development).
Rationale:
We expect that the extended fast-track arrangement will be popular and will increase the
number of well-qualified students that we can recruit into the MBA. The current
arrangement works well for those students interested in a research career, but is not as
attractive to the majority. The combination of one compulsory methods course and one
compulsory integrative course will significantly speed up the progress of students who
select the Project Option.
2. Add a Fast-track MBA for Honours Degree with a Minor In Business
Old Version: None
New Version:
Fast-track MBA for Honours Degrees with a Minor In Business
Research Thesis Program
Applicants may apply for admission into the MBA program and may be admitted with an
advanced standing of 1.0 credit. Applicants from Carleton University may apply without
having to write an otherwise required GMAT test. This applies to applicants who have:
 completed a four-year degree (equivalent to an Honours bachelor’s degree from
Carleton) or who expect to complete the course requirements for such a degree by
May of the year in which they plan to join the MBA program;
 successfully completed the Minor in Business with a minimum grade point average
(GPA) of 10.0 in their business courses and 9.0 or better overall in their degree
program;
 successfully completed an undergraduate statistical methods course (equivalent to
STATS 2606, Business Statistics I, and STATS 2607, Business Statistics II);
 successfully completed an undergraduate operations management course (equivalent
to BUSI 2300, Introduction to Management Science);
 successfully completed a course in research methods (equivalent to BUSI 5902,
Business Research Methods) and multivariate statistics (equivalent to BUSI 5903,
Multivariate Statistics for Business Research).
Research Project Program
Applicants may apply for admission into the MBA program and may be admitted with an
advanced standing of 1.0 credit. Applicants from Carleton University may apply without
having to write an otherwise required GMAT test. This applies to applicants who have:
 completed a four-year degree (equivalent to an Honours bachelor’s degree from
Carleton) or who expect to complete the course requirements for such a degree by
May of the year in which they plan to join the MBA program;
 successfully completed the Minor in Business with a minimum grade point average
(GPA) of 10.0 in their business courses and 9.0 or better overall in their degree
program;
 successfully completed an undergraduate statistical methods course (equivalent to
STATS 2606, Business Statistics I, and STATS 2607, Business Statistics II);
 successfully completed an undergraduate operations management course (equivalent
to BUSI 2300, Introduction to Management Science);
 successfully completed a course in research methods (equivalent to BUSI 5902,
Business Research Methods) or multivariate statistics (equivalent to BUSI 5903,
Multivariate Statistics for Business Research) and an integrative course (equivalent to
BUSI 5805 Innovation Management; or BUSI 5806 Managing Transformational
Change; or BUSI5807 Digital Business; or BUSI 5808 Enterprise Development).
Rationale:
The Minor in Business requirements map well to the requirements for the MBA Program.
The fast-track MBA serves to offer an additional academic option for students to build on
their choice to do a Minor in Business.
Additionally the role of many positions in non-business specific domains has expanded to
include managerial functions. For example many engineers and scientists, especially
those who are successful, become full-time managers, moving from technical concerns to
larger organizational issues. This change in the expectations of practicing engineers and
scientists has led to a growing demand for management training, particularly the MBA
degree. By combing a Minor in Business with their honours degree, the students learn
both about the basic business functions and their chosen discipline. This combination
gives the students the background they need to complete an advanced MBA degree. The
program is designed so that a student may be able to complete in five years an Honours
bachelor’s degree and an MBA degree.