Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration

Our PhD program is designed to immerse you in academic research and connect you to world-class faculty from day one. We give doctoral students the opportunity to specialize in one of ten areas. The rigorous, research-intensive training, mentoring, and guidance that you receive will act as a foundation to launch your career. The Beedie PhD funding package is competitive among Canadian business schools.

In general, a minimum GMAT score of at least 650 or a GRE score of at least 320 and a master's degree CGPA of at least 3.50/4.33 or a bachelor's degree CGPA of at least 3.67/4.33 are required. However, all exceptional applicants will be considered.

Those who have already done graduate study in business, or a related field may request to be exempt or to substitute some of the course work in consultation with the director of the PhD program.

English Language Requirements:

Internet-based TOEFL: 93 with minimum of 20 in each category

Paper-based TOEFL: 580 and TWE 5

IELTS (academic): overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section

CAEL: overall 70; minimum 60 in each section

Pearson Academic (PTE): overall 65; minimum 60 in all of their sections

Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced - minimum score of 193; C2 Proficiency - minimum score of 200

Duolingo English Test (DET): Provisionally through the Fall 2026 admission cycle - Duolingo English Test (DET) 130 overall with a minimum of 120 in each section.