Admission Requirements
Admission for next year's intake (June 2024) will open October 2, 2023.
Please note: Dalhousie University will be launching a new MBA Program in June 2024 (pending MPHEC approval). More information will be available soon. Application information provided below reflects new program changes.
The Dalhousie Corporate Residency MBA program pools its applications, meaning that the applications are processed as they are received. However, students will only be notified about the admissions decision of their application following one of our four application deadlines (see below).
If you are applying for our joint JD/MBA degree, be sure to take note of all related deadlines for each program (you must apply separately to each program).
Please note that the CRMBA Program has only one program start date each year, in June. When completing the online application, please select the correct term, “2023/2024 Summer”.
Application process
Step 1: Complete online application
Step 2: Complete Casper assessment
Please read this document and the information provided below before registering for your Casper Assessment.
All applicants applying to the Corporate Residency Pathway at Dalhousie University are required to complete the Casper assessment (a 90–110 minute online, open-response situational judgement assessment) for the 2023/2024 admissions cycle. Completion of Casper is mandatory to maintain admission eligibility; no exceptions or waivers are allowed.
Casper is a standardized, multi-part online assessment that measures different competencies and attributes. This assessment will complement the other tools we use for applicant review and evaluation in a wholistic review process. In implementing Casper, we are trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.
Register for the Casper Assessment and create a user account
Casper Assessment Dates for 2023/2024 Application Cycle
Applicant Type |
Admissions Deadline |
Casper Assessment Date |
---|---|---|
Domestic and International Applicants |
Round 1 October 31, 2023 |
Assessment Date #1 October 5, 2023 8:00PM Eastern Time |
Domestic and International Applicants | Round 2 December 8, 2023 |
Assessment Date #2 Assessment Date (NEW) |
Domestic Applicants | Round 3 February 28, 2024 |
Assessment Date #3 January 25, 2024 5:00PM Eastern Time |
Domestic Applicants | Round 4 April 26, 2024 |
Assessment Date #4 April 9, 2024 8:00PM Eastern Time |
Applicants do not have to wait until after they have completed the Casper Assessment to begin submitting application documents to the MBA Office. They may do so once an online application has been submitted along with the application fee.
Step 3: Submit supporting documents
Our review begins only when the online application is complete, the application fee is paid and all supporting documents have arrived at our office.
Submission Options
- PDF attachments sent to mba@dal.ca
- Documents can also be sent to the following address:
MBA Admissions Committee
Graduate Services
3rd Floor – Room 3014
Kenneth C. Rowe Building
6100 University Avenue
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
You will be notified through DalOnline when your documents are received (more information on this can be found below).
It is recommended that ALL application documents be submitted electronically. We do not recommend mailing paper documents unless this is the only option. Please note that processing times will be slower for mailed/paper documents.
Please send documents to the CRMBA office directly. If possible, please do not send application documents to the Registrar's Office, Graduate Studies or other departments. Receiving applicataion documents from these departments takes time and can delay the processing of your application and cause you to miss the application deadline.
Checking your Application Status (DalOnline)
Applicants may check the status of submitted application documents by logging into the admission portal on the Dalhousie website (https://dalonline.dal.ca/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon). When documents have been added to your file, your profile will be updated. Updates are made every 2–3 business days (3–5 business days during peak times), so please allow time for this to show on your profile. The date that the documents were received by our department is the date of receipt.
If you have any questions regarding admissions documents or submission instructions, please contact mba@dal.ca.
Step 4: Admissions interview
All applicants who meet the admission requirements will be contacted by the CRMBA office with a link to the admission interview. This virtual interview will be conducted through the Kira Talent Platform and will be assessed by our Admissions Committee. More information can be found here.
To inquire about accommodations available during the interview, please visit Kira's website for more information: https://support.kiratalent.com/article/134-accessibility-additional-assistance