Executive MBA Admission

General Requirements

Prospective students may only apply to one degree program at Al Akhawayn University in any given application period. No previous course work will transfer to the Executive MBA. Applicants admitted to the Business School may not be simultaneously enrolled in other graduate programs.  Please contact the Executive Education Center if you have any questions regarding your eligibility.
Courses in management are not required for admission, although students are expected to have a satisfactory background in communication skills, computer applications (including word processing and spreadsheets), and mathematics. Before enrolling, however, applicants must:

• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree (Bac +4) with the equivalent of a minimum B standing. Accordingly, the Executive Education Center reserves the right to review the academic records of applicants and to determine whether the academic credentials presented qualify for consideration.

• A 6 years minimum professional experience

• Candidates who did not complete a four-year bachelor at a university where English is the primary language of instruction must submit an acceptable score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).  Information regarding the TOEFL is available from Amideast in Rabat. An institutional TOEFL test can also be taken at Al Akhawayn University.

• GMAT is highly recommended.

TOEFL Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate competence in English and submit a score 530 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

International TOEFL

If you plan to take the international TOEFL, you must contact Amideast Rabat or Amideast Casablanca several weeks ahead of time to register for the test. An international TOEFL score report must reach AUI before the start of courses. Official score reports usually take four weeks to arrive at AUI.

AUI Institutional TOEFL

If you plan to take the Institutional TOELF at Al Akhawayn University, please make sure you check the appropriate box in page 2 of Form 1.  If you take more than one TOEFL, we will consider the best score obtained. To take the AUI Institutional TOEFL, you must enclose a cheque in the amount of 480 Moroccan Dirhams.

Application Process

Before completing your application, please read this section thoroughly and review all instructions.
In general, it is most efficient to distribute requests for recommendations early in the application process. This way, your requests can be “in process”, while you are completing the remainder of the application requirements.

A suggested process for completing the application is below, with paragraphs describing each item in further detail (items correlate to specific Forms as noted):

1. Prepare transcripts and distribute statement of corporate support & recommendation forms  (Forms 3 and 4).
2. Consider taking the TOEFL as required. Request that your score report be sent to Al Akhawayn University. You may include an unofficial score report with your application if you have received it. Report other graduate test scores on your application as applicable.
3. Prepare the admission application, forms (Forms 1 and 2).
4. Prepare your resume.
5. Write your essays.
6. Sign your application in all required locations.
7. Photocopy the completed application for your records.
8. After your recommendations have been returned to you, mail all application materials together to the Executive Education Center. Collate your material according to the checklist.

Application Fee

All applications must be accompanied by a nonrefundable 500 Moroccan Dirhams application fee. This fee is not credited to tuition or other fees in the event of admission. Payment may be made by cash or by personal check.

Application Forms

Fill out all requested information completely and sign where indicated. Your application will not be processed without your signatures as indicated.

Your Resume

Please include a one to two page resume that highlights your education, academic focus, and honors you received; work experience, responsibilities, and accomplishments (organized by company); and organizations to which you belong. Your resume can also include bullet points highlighting specific skills such as languages as well as personal interests or leadership qualities.

Essay Questions

Respond to the four required essay questions, typed on separate sheets. Please limit yourself to the number of words noted, using 11-point font with 1.5 line spacing.

Statement of Corporate Support - Form 3

Have the corporate sponsorship form completed and signed by the appropriate individual at your company.

This form specifically states that the company endorses your participation in the program, is aware of the time demands, and will provide you release time from work on class days.

Self-employed individuals do not have to file in this form.

Transcripts

You should submit the original or a certified copy of your transcript from each college or university you have attended. Additionally, submit a certified copy of transcripts from any professional schools or non-degree programs you may have attended.

Recommendations - Form 4

We suggest that you request recommendations early in the application process. Have each recommendation returned to you in a sealed envelope for inclusion with your admissions packet. We suggest that you request recommendations from persons who have been directly responsible for assessing your managerial performance as well as future potential. At least two recommendations should come from an employer or supervisor.

Photographs

Please provide eight passport-size photographs in the appropriate envelope. Photographs will not be returned. Please write your full name at the back of each photograph

Important: The University reserves the right to ask for additional information.

Interviews

Once your completed application is received by the Executive Education Center, you will be contacted to arrange an interview. We are proud of the quality and diversity of our students at Al Akhawayn University. The best way for us to maintain this level of excellence is to individually assess the strengths of each candidate. For this reason, the Graduate Admissions Committee considers the evaluative interview an essential part of the application review. The committee  consists of professional admissions officers who interview candidates and evaluate applications for admission.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees for the program are as follows:
1. Executive MBA Core program: 155,000 DHS
2. A maximum of 6 Business Fundamental Workshops: 35,000 DHS

*Corporations sponsoring more than one participant have important reductions from the two items above.
*Alumni candidates have 16% reduction from the two items above.

The above fees include:

• Cost of courses
• Flight ticket and hotel accommodation for the Study Trip Abroad
• Housing and meals for courses held in Ifrane
• Access to our distance learning facility

The above fees exclude:

• Textbooks and pedagogical material
• Participants are assumed to have their own insurance plan; otherwise they can request AUI insurance system.

Payment Method

All payments are made in the name of “ Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane”. They can be made by check, money order, wire transfer, or in cash at the Business Office. Al Akhawayn University is not responsible for cash sent in the mail.

In writing your check, make sure to write it in the name of “Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane”. Please make sure to write your complete name and National Identity Card number (passport number for international applicants) on the back of the check. The check must be duly signed and complete.

If you have made a wire transfer, please make sure to include your wire transfer receipt with the application materials. The receipt must contain the following information:

• Full name of the applicant
• Description of the payment. For example, applicant fee, TOEFL fee, deposit, etc.
• Addressed in the name of Al Akhawayn University
• AUI’s account number: 148 420 2121150814560119 19

If you have made a postal money order, please make sure to include your postal money order receipt with the application materials. The receipt must contain the following information:

• Name of the person making the money order.
• Full name of the candidate
• Name of Al Akhawayn University printed on the receipt as the payee

International applicants residing abroad are advised not to pay by cheque. If they have no alternative, they must include bank charges, in addition to the application fee.

• • First installment (40% of total payment) deadline is January 13^th, 2012
  • Second installment (20% of total payment) deadline is September 7th, 2012
  • Third installment (20% of total payment) deadline is January 14^th,2013
  • Fourth installment (20% of total payment) deadline is September 2^nd, 2013

Application Submissions

Post Mail

The address to write to is:
EEC Ifrane
Executive Education Center
Al Akhawayn University, Avenue Hassan II
Ifrane, 53000
Phone: 0535 86 23 04
Fax:     0535 86 23 07
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Or

EEC Casablanca
Casablanca Technopark, Route de Nouaceur
RS 114 et CT 1029
Casablanca
Phone: 0522 50 36 64
Fax:     0522 50 36 76
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All application and material must be sent to one of the above addresses. Do not send your application or documents to any other person or address. This will delay processing of your application.

Once the application is received, an acknowledgement of receipt is issued stating whether the application is complete or incomplete. Applicants are highly encouraged to submit applications well before the deadline to allow time for proper processing.

In Person

Applications may also be submitted in person by the applicant to EEC Casablanca or EEC Ifrane in building 15 Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Please do not leave your application with a friend or relative at the University. All applications must be submitted only to the Executive Education Center

Questions

We will contact you if anything is missing (recommendations, transcripts, etc.) in your application, or if we need additional information from you. All communications, including completed application materials, should be mailed to the addresses mentioned above.

Please remember:

• Photocopy the completed application for your records.
• Assemble the pages and supplemental materials in the order indicated.
• Do not staple, paperclip, laminate, or use other methods to bind your materials together.

Application Deadlines

Deadlines for submission of application file for Spring 2010:

•Application Deadline: December 1st, 2009
•Classes begin January 22nd, 2010

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. We recommend you to submit your application as early as possible.

Interviews

Candidates will be contacted after their completed applications have been received and pre-selected.

Information

We invite you to attend an information session about the Post-Experience Masters.

Sessions begin with a presentation overview of the programs followed by a Q&A session and informal reception.

Please contact the Executive Education Center for specific dates and locations or check our website for current information.

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