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Application Procedure:

All students who wish to be considered for acceptance into the MBA in Agribusiness program must fill out and return an application package.  Details regarding what must be contained in this package, when it must be returned and to where are below.

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Application Requirements

1. General Application Form:

   You can download a general application form in Portable Document Format here. To view and print it, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader or another pdf viewer. If you choose to use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, you'll be able to fill-in the form on-screen and print it directly, without need of a typewriter. Once you complete the application package, submit it as hardcopy by conventional mail.

   Download an application form

   Requests for applications may also be made by:

   e-mail to Audrey Donley, Secretary for the MBA in Agribusiness, 

   or by regular mail to the MBA in Agribusiness (residential)  Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1 

   or applications may be picked up from Room 226 in the J.D. MacLachlan Building.

2. Transcripts: 
   Applicants are required to provide copies of their official transcripts regarding their post secondary education.  Refer to information on the general application form for details regarding official transcript procedures. 
   

3. Letters of Recommendation:
   Two letters of recommendation from either an employer, colleague and/or professor are required from the applicant.  The letters must be in separate envelopes and written on letterhead paper.  These letters are confidential and must be sealed without the applicants knowledge of what has been written.  the referees signature must be endorsed across the seal.
    

4. Resume:
   A current resume chronologically detailing the applicants work experience, formal education, training and memberships.
   

5. Application Letter:
   Applicants must provide a statement of career aspirations and their reasons for interest in the program (2 page limit).
   

6. Application Fee Payment:
   A cheque or money order in the amount of 60 Canadian dollars payable to the University of Guelph is required as payment for processing your application.  
   

7. Required documentation for international students:
   International applicants must provide English Language Certification (TOEFL, British Council, or MELAB)

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Application Deadline:

There is no official application deadline for the MBA program however applicants are asked to bear in mind that it requires a minimum of one month to review and process applications from domestic students and two months for international students.  It should also be noted that the program has a single entry point, September of every year, when applying.

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Where to send application package:

A hard copy of a completed MBA application package must be sent to:

MBA in Agribusiness (residential)
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
Canada
N1G 2W1

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