Ottawa University

Application Form

• Students Receive a link to a personalized application form once the agent lead is submitted.

Statement of Purpose

• Not required if you have studied or worked in the USA

Degree Certificates and Transcripts

• Include all university transcripts.  The degree conferral date must appear on all USA transcripts where a degree was earned.

Letters of Recommendation

• Students applying to the DBA or MSN must provide two letters of recommendation. 

• Students applying to the EMBA or MSCS need to provide one letter of recommendation.

• Letters accepted from academic and professional sources. Letters must be written and signed by the recommenders themselves in their own words. Dated and written within the last 3 months.

Professional Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Proof of English Proficiency

• IELTS 6.5, all individual bands 5.5 or above; TOEFL 79, minimum of 20 on all subsections and 22 for speaking; PTE Academic 56; DuoLingo 110 with no individual scores below 95. Not required if you have studied or worked in the USA.

Passport

• Individuals already in the USA must also include copies of their visa, most recent I-20, and I-94.

Bank Statement

• Bank statements of $29,530 in financial support. Pay stubs cannot be used as proof of financial support. You can use bank statements, loans, lines of credit, or sponsor bank statements with a signed/dated sponsorship letter to show the required funds. An additional $6000 in financial support must be shown for each dependent. Statements must be dated within the last 3 months.

*Professional Experience Requirement

• Students applying to the EMBA program must have 1 year of professional work experience (any). The professional experience can be waived for students with an incoming GPA of 3.5 or higher who will be employed in a professional role related to their field of study while enrolled in the program.

• Students applying to the DBA program must have a Master's degree + 3 years of professional work experience (any)

**Additional Requirements for DBA

Statement of Commitment

• 1-2 page essay discussing your plans to balance the required time commitment of the program with your work schedule, other demands, and unforeseen obstacles/challenges that will need to be overcome to complete the program in the 3-year time frame.

Statement of Research Interest

• 1-page essay discussing 1) why you are interested in pursuing the Doctorate of Business Administration degree, and 2) key organizational problems you are facing that could be addressed through applied research. Include information pertaining to your career goals following successful completion of the program, the area of business that interests you, and specific research topics that interest you.

***Additional Requirements for MSN

Applicants must hold a BSN

Forign Transcript evaluation of BSN from a NACES Approved Organization

Proof of NCLEX-RN

****Additional Requirements for MSCS

• 1 year of related professional experience if a related degree was not earned OR 2 bridge courses without a relevant degree or work experience.