Newly Admitted Students

Congratulations on being admitted to the DeGroote MBA Program at McMaster University! Use this page as your ultimate source for everything you need to know to get started on your MBA. Remember to bookmark this page so that you can refer to it regularly and have up-to-date information on hand.

Do you have questions? Please visit our FAQ to find the answers to some of the questions many of you have been asking!

Registration Guide

This information will help guide you in registering and paying for courses.

Students entering the Full-Time and Full-Time with Co-op programs will be automatically registered in all required classes in early August. Information on “Confirming your registration” will be sent to you via email in early August.

Students entering the Full-Time or Part-Time Accelerated Program are required to register in courses. Please see our Dates and Deadlines page for registration dates. Accelerated students are encouraged to meet with an Academic Advisor prior to course registration.

Please visit the Registration Guide to complete your online registration.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and supplemental fees are updated each May for the coming year. Tuition fees will show in your Mosaic student centre after course registration is complete. Fees are due the first day of the month each new term.
Fall term = September 1
Winter term = January 1
Summer term = May 1
Refer to the Tuition and Fees page for more details.

OSAP and Financial Aid

McMaster University’s Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships (SFAS) is your resource for financial aid information. Click here for the different types of funding available to new students.

Want to apply for OSAP? Make sure you read this first!

Parking at the RJC

Online parking applications are opened to allow you to purchase a parking permit for the Ron Joyce Centre (RJC) in Burlington. Click here for more details.

Shuttle Bus

Shuttle service is available for students, staff and faculty traveling between the main McMaster campus in Hamilton and the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington as well as between the Appleby GO Transit Station and the Ron Joyce Centre.

Housing

The McMaster Off-Campus Resource Centre (OCRC) is available to assist students in their search for suitable housing in either Hamilton or Burlington.

Other effective search options that students have used include:

PadMapper
Craigslist – Hamilton-Burlington
Kijiji Hamilton
GottaRent.com
Your Classifieds (For Rent – Ontario)
Rentseeker
View it.ca
Homestead
Effort Trust
Next Home
Toronto Rentals – Hamilton
Rentals.ca/Hamilton

On-Boarding Program

Onboarding Week is the official start of your MBA. All newly admitted students are expected to attend. The 2018 Onboarding Week runs from September 4 – 7.

* There is no On-Boarding week for students starting in January.

** Students entering the new Part-time Blended Learning program are not expected to attend.

Get Connected!

Get connected and stay up-to-date with the Student Experience – Academic office!

Like us on Facebook to join the discussion and post questions. You can also follow DeGroote on Twitter.

All new students: if you would like to connect with other new DeGroote MBA students, you might also want to consider joining the MBA Association’s Facebook group for the 2018-2019 cohort.

Are you an international student? Join the DeGroote’s Facebook page dedicated solely for international students.

For more information please see the academic calendar or contact an academic advisor.