Asper School of Business Articulation Agreements: Assiniboine College, École Technique et Professionnelle, and University College of the North applicant information (2026-2027)

March 15, 2026

This bulletin is available with, and constitutes part of, the application. It is assumed that all applicants have read and understood it prior to submitting the completed application.

Programs offered

Bachelor of Commerce Honours (B.Comm. (Hons.))

A. Academic Requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed all course work towards the Business Administration Diploma  by the end of April in the year of application. The Business Administrative Diploma must be conferred by June 2026 convocation. 

Assiniboine College (AC)

• Students must have graduated from the Business Administration Diploma at Assiniboine College within 5 years prior to the start of the program at UM.
• Admission is limited to students who achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 at AC. Students will be required to achieve the same cumulative GPA or greater on their Business Administration Diploma as those admitted into Asper School via the Track 1 category in the admitting year.
• Up to 10 qualifying AC students will be admitted to the B. Comm. (Hons) program per year.
• Up to 54 credit hours from AC can be transferred; a minimum of 24 transferable credits must be presented for an admission offer.
• Students must present a minimum grade of “C” in each AC course that is part of the required minimum 24 transferable credits.
• ACC applicants are admitted solely based on their AC coursework. If the student has additional post-secondary work, it will be assessed for potential transfer credit. The maximum allowed external transfer credit is 60 credit hours.

École Technique et Professionelle (ETP)

• Students must have graduated from the Business Administration Diploma at L'École technique et professionnelle within 5 years prior to the start of the program at UM.
• Admission is limited to students who achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 at ETP. Students will be required to achieve the same cumulative GPA or greater on their Business Administration Diploma as those admitted into Asper School via the Track 1 category in the admitting year.
• Up to 10 qualifying ETP students will be admitted in the B. Comm. (Hons) program per year.
• Up to 54 credit hours from ETP can be transferred; a minimum of 24 transferable credits must be presented for an admission offer.
• Students must present a minimum grade of “C” in each ETP course that is part of the required minimum 24 transferable credits.
• ETP applicants are admitted solely based on their ETP coursework. If the student has additional post-secondary work, it will be assessed for potential transfer credit. The maximum allowed external transfer credit is 60 credit hours.

University College of the North (UCN)

• Students must have graduated from the Business Administration Diploma at University College of the North within 5 years prior to the start of the program at UM.
• Admission is limited to students who achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 at UCN. Students will be required to achieve the same cumulative GPA or greater on their Business Administration Diploma as those admitted into Asper School via the Track 1 category in the admitting year.
• Up to 10 qualifying UCN students will be admitted in the B. Comm. (Hons) program per year.
• Up to 54 credit hours from UCN can be transferred; a minimum of 24 transferable credits must be presented for an admission offer.
• Students must present a minimum grade of “C” in each UCN course that is part of the required minimum 24 transferable credits.
• UCN applicants are admitted solely based on their UCN coursework. If the student has additional post-secondary work, it will be assessed for potential transfer credit. The maximum allowed external transfer credit is 60 credit hours.

Note: 

Students admitted to the Articulation Agreement will be required to meet all prerequisite courses required for registration including the high school Pre-Calculus Math 40S prerequisite. Applicants who do not have a minimum 60% in Pre-calculus Mathematics 40S must take MATH 1018 Pre-Calculus in Practice offered at UM or other approved Pre-Calculus program recommended by an advisor.

B. English Language Proficiency Requirements

All applicants whose primary language is not English and who do not qualify for a waiver under the University of Manitoba’s English language proficiency regulations will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English.

Additional information regarding specific proficiency requirements, waiver information, and test options can be found on the English language proficiency requirements page.

• English language proficiency requirements

Results for most language tests, including TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo, expire two years from the test date. Test scores must be valid at the start of classes. Please confirm the validity of your test results.

A. Application fees

Applications are not considered received until the application is submitted and the non-refundable application fee has been paid by the posted deadline.

All correspondence, including decision release information will be sent via email and posted to your application portal.

Please ensure your email account remains current and will accept emails from the University of Manitoba. Check your filters.

It is important to check your email and application portal regularly and specifically around the deadlines and important dates listed below.
 

B. Deadlines and Important Dates

C. Required Application Documentation

The following documents will be required to complete your application.

It is the responsibility of the student to include all necessary documentation and/or supporting documentation with the application for admission. Students will not be contacted or reminded of outstanding documents. Failure to produce all documents by the deadline will result in an incomplete application. Incomplete applications are not considered for admission.

Please send all documentation to the following address:

Admission for Asper School of Business
University of Manitoba
424 UMSU University Centre
65 Chancellors Circle
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Electronic transcripts should be submitted to applicant.services@umanitoba.ca. In order to be considered official, electronic transcripts must be sent directly from the email of the office responsible for issuing transcripts. Transcripts emailed or forwarded by the applicant are considered unofficial. 

The University of Manitoba is a registered receiving organization with MyCreds^TM. Applicants from participating member universities and colleges can release their transcripts to the University of Manitoba through their MyCreds^TM portal. Applicants should select 'Share' and then 'Organization' instead of opting for 'email'.

Applications are not complete until all necessary documents are received. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that our office receives all required information.

Applicants must notify the Admissions Office immediately should they either enroll at a post-secondary institution not previously declared on their application or enroll in additional coursework not declared on the previously submitted final transcript provided for assessment. Applicants will be required to provide proof of registration.

 

D. Transfer Credit Information 

At the University of Manitoba, all prior coursework from recognized post-secondary institutions will be considered as part of the application for admission process for our undergraduate degree and diploma programs.

Transfer credit is assessed independently from the assessment of admission requirements. Courses are evaluated for advanced standing or transfer credit on a course-by-course basis and assigned a University of Manitoba equivalent, where applicable. Where a direct equivalent does not exist, students may receive general (unallocated) credit determined by the respective evaluating department.

Students may transfer a maximum of 54 credit hours from the Business Administration diploma program. If the student has additional post-secondary coursework, it will be assessed for potential transfer credit. The maximum allowable external transfer credit is 60 credit hours.

The regulations regarding transfer credit are program specific even within the Asper School of Business. The Asper School of Business will only consider external courses completed with the last ten (or fewer) years.

Courses deemed acceptable for transfer credit will be awarded, subject to program approval, up to the maximum allowed under the program of admission, based on the Faculty or School’s transfer credit policy and residency requirements (consult the section of the University's Academic Calendar for details).

• Explore the Academic Calendar 

Students may be asked to provide comprehensive and accurate course outlines or syllabi, as issued by their institution of study, for all courses lacking a current evaluation. Course outlines or syllabi should include information on course objectives, outline of the units studied, textbook(s) used, assignments, and accompanying laboratory information, if applicable, to assist in the transfer credit assessment process. Descriptions of coursework from an Academic Calendar are not sufficient for assessment.

Course outlines that are requested by Admissions to determine eligibility are due June 22nd to allow enough time for departmental review. Students who fail to provide these outlines may be refused due to an incomplete application.

An online transfer credit resource is available for information on current course evaluations receiving credit. 

While we appreciate that some institutions do not have course information readily available, many students have been able to provide the information requested by contacting the individual departments or instructors at their prior institutions. Students that are unable to provide the requested course information may render themselves ineligible for programs with specific course requirements. In cases where outlines have not been provided, unsuccessful course attempts, including F grades, may be assessed as part of the academic assessment regulations of a student's program of study. Additional information related to transfer credit is available on the Admissions website.

• Transfer credit information 

Admission with Advance Standing

Students who, at the point of admission, have completed more than the minimum admission course requirements may be eligible to receive advance standing toward the completion of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree. Students should contact the Asper School of Business Undergraduate Program Office (see Section 8: Contact Information).
 

A. Selection

Students will be admitted on the basis of an annual competition.  Admission under each Articulation Agreement is limited to an annual quota and is competitive.  Applicants are ranked in descending order of their grade point average and are admitted in that order until the annual quota is met.

Each admission cycle is a separate process and there is no carryover from one year to the next. The number of students admitted in various categories are determined each year and may vary from year to year.  Any data in this or any other document relating to such numbers are provided only for the information and general guidance of the prospective applicant.

Note:

It is the applicant’s responsibility to inform the Admissions Office in writing of any deferred exams or grade changes. All final grades, including grade changes must be submitted to the Admissions Office by the document deadline in order for them to be included in the final selection process. Grade changes will not be accepted after the documentation deadline date.  If a grade is not available by the documentation deadline date, an ‘F’ grade will be used in the final admission determination and calculation.

B. Tie Breaking Procedure for Offers

In the event of a tie, the following procedure will be used:

1. Increase the number of significant figures used in the calculation.
2. Where a tie still exists, the application that was received first will be used to break the tie. All completed applications are time stamped upon submission; in the case of a paper application, these applications will be time stamped after they have been entered into the system by a University of Manitoba Admissions Office staff member.

C. Notification of Decision

Decisions will be posted to the application portal. Applicants must log into their portal to view the decision and to accept or decline their offer. If the offer is not accepted and the subsequent deposit paid by the deadline date indicated in the letter, the offer will lapse. Lapsed offers will be considered a declined response. It is imperative that email accounts remain current and that emails and application portals are regularly checked.

Applicants who are offered admission must respond and pay a non-refundable deposit of $100.00 to indicate their acceptance. The deposit will be applied to tuition fees at the time of registration. 

D. Deferrals

A one-year, non-renewable request to defer admission will be considered by the Asper School of Business. To proceed, students must have been offered admission on or before July 1 of the application year. Students must accept their offers of admission and pay the subsequent tuition deposit by the deadline in the offer letter.

Applicants must then submit a written request for a deferral. Written requests must outline the circumstance(s) of why the request is being made.

Supplemental documentation supporting the request for a deferral (i.e., medical documents) will be reviewed if submitted. Written requests are to be sent to Wensi Heran, Undergraduate Program Manager, no later than August 1 of the application year. 

1. Deferral requests will be considered from applicants who:
   have extenuating personal circumstances such as illness, or family hardship, or
2. are experiencing issues related to relocating to Canada and need more time to address immigration or other issues associated with the relocation, or
3. are currently completing another program of studies and there is an expectation that those studies will be completed in by June 30 in the following year.

Other circumstances may also be considered on a case by-case basis.

If a deferral is approved, applicants must reapply the following year and pay the applicable fees to reactivate their offer. Offers in the following year will be processed along with other applicants but will be automatically offered.

Notes:

• Deferrals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. A committee in the Asper School of Business will decide if a deferral of admission will be granted.
• Applicants cannot request a deferral of more than one year.
• Applicants cannot request a second deferral after the approved deferral year.
• Decisions for deferrals will be communicated to the applicant within 14 days of receipt and will be released using the same email to make the application.
   

Individuals who wish to have their applications reconsidered should submit their request to the Admissions Office. Past experience has shown that most inquiries can be satisfied at this level without further reference. Persons wishing reconsideration of the decision shall direct their written request to the Admissions Office within ten (10) business days of the posted decision date. All appeals must come directly from the applicant and not a third party (e.g. parent, sibling, friend, agent, etc.).

Should the student wish to pursue the reconsideration decision further, such an appeal will be made in accordance with the Senate Committee on Appeals Procedures.

• Review the Senate Committee on appeals procedures 

Applicants are advised that appeals of reconsideration decisions by the Senate Admissions Appeal Committee focus on questions of correct adherence to published policies and procedures, and not on subjective issues or the relative merits of the application.

The Asper School of Business and Admissions Office are able to assist applicants who seek counselling regarding admission to the program. However, it is policy not to instruct applicants as to a specific course of action they should follow, but rather to provide the information needed for applicants to make their own choice with respect to the alternatives available. The following points require special attention:

1. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their plans with all who can usefully advise them, but they should be aware that second- and third-hand information about admission policies may not be accurate.
2. No official at the university can guarantee the admission of any applicant. Admission is determined by the Committee on the basis of an annual competition.
3. All applicants are advised to supplement any personal enquiries with a written request so that an official written response can be made. It is only these written responses which will be considered as evidence of any advice given (see Section 8: Contact Information).

The University of Manitoba is committed to providing all students equal access to learning opportunities. If you are a student with a diagnosed disability (permanent, chronic, or temporary) who may require academic accommodations, please contact Student Accessibility Services at 204-474-7423 or by email at student_accessibility@umanitoba.ca to learn more about the confidential supports that are available.

The following other contacts may also be useful.

The Asper School of Business has established Articulation Agreements with Assiniboine College, École technique et professionnelle, and University College of the North. Graduates of the Business Administration Diploma from these three colleges are eligible to apply directly to the Asper School of Business.

The Asper School of Business has also established an Articulation Agreement with Red River College Polytechnic. Graduates of the Business Administration Diploma from Red River College Polytechnic are eligible to apply directly to the Asper School of Business.  Such students should refer to the applicant information page and complete the application for admission to the Asper School of Business under the Red River College Polytechnic Articulation Agreement.

• Learn more about RRCP Articulation Agreement admission requirements

A separate application process exists for students seeking admission to the Asper School of Business after completion of 24 credit hours of qualifying university course work. Such students would apply for admission to the Asper School of Business under Track 1 or Track 2. Such students should refer to the applicant information page and complete the application for admission to the Asper School of Business under Track 1 or Track 2.

• Learn more about Track 1 and Track 2 (advanced entry) applicant admission requirements