Contact Ivey MBA Admissions & Recruiting

Ivey welcomes two sections of students each year in March. Ivey's Preparatory Knowledge Program (optional, Pre-Ivey programming) starts at the beginning of March, with official classes beginning mid-March. The program is approximately 12 months in length.

There is no typical day as the schedule will change often throughout the year.

During the first six months when you take your core courses over two modules, you’ll have 3 classes a day of 90 minutes each, Monday to Friday, starting at 8:20 AM and finishing at 1:00 PM. During this time, you will also have assignments and meetings with your learning team, career counselling sessions, and extra-curricular activities.

From September to March there are 5 elective periods with each student having their own academic schedule depending on the electives he or she has chosen. The assignments and group work continue, and there is typically an increasing amount of time spent on career-related activities.

During the month of December, you will have the option to participate in one of three international study trips, which the majority of students participate in. Module 3 will take place in the last two weeks of the program and is considered the capstone course of the program. 

There is no typical student at Ivey. We have an extremely diverse class with a wide range of experience and backgrounds. Meet some of our students.

No. At Ivey we pride ourselves on providing an MBA experience that cannot be delivered on a part-time or distance studies basis. Because of the interactive nature of the case-method and our focus on developing leadership essentials and a strong network of personal and professional relationships, it is necessary that students commit to pursuing the program in London for the year.

Yes, we absolutely believe you can. We consider ourselves specialists in talent identification and development. If you are successful in being admitted to Ivey, it is our view that you do not need an internship. We also have a commitment to letting candidates know if we DO feel that an internship would be beneficial to them, and we do not admit them if we don't think they'll be successful and thrive in our program. For more on this topic, check out this article, written by our Executive Director of Career Management and Corporate Recruiting, Sharon Irwin-Foulon. 

We encourage all candidates to participate in our events to get a better sense of their fit with the program. Check out our events calendar, which includes Class Visit and Open House events on the Ivey Campus as well as First Class on the Road events, where we take the Ivey Case-Method to classrooms in various cities, including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. If you are living farther away, we also have online events.

Before making an appointment, we recommend completing a profile assessment. This allows our team to provide you with feedback on your fit with our admissions requirements. From there, we will direct you to the best next steps.

You can find application deadlines here.

The Admissions Committee would prefer to see two years (minimum) of quality, full-time work experience at the time of application that demonstrates impact, leadership potential and progression. To be considered for an exception, candidates would need to show above average or exceptional capabilities and progression for their years of experience, and would need to have at least two years by the time the program begins. We also encourage applicants to keep in mind that the average work experience of successful applicants is five years, and meeting the minimum requirement is not sufficient to for admission. The applicant pool is competitive, and work experience is assessed based on quality not quantity.

You might find it helpful to view our class profile to see the quality and background of students in our current class.