York University
Redefine the possible	Canada

Benefits for Columbia International College Students

• Dual Admission
• Four entrance scholarships, each worth $2,000.00

Offers

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree

As Canada's third-largest university, York University is one of the country's leading interdisciplinary research universities and is nationally recognized in the fields of business, law, space sciences, psychology, health, the environment, climate change, and digital media.

Located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), York University is home to the Schulich School of Business, one of Canada’s top business schools, as well as the Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada's top law schools.

Founded in March 1959, York University has taken pride in providing students with a variety of academic opportunities and encourages students to combine majors in different fields.

Programs

Over 5,000 courses offered within the 11 faculties and schools:

• Liberal & Professional Studies
• Education
• Environmental Studies
• Fine Arts
• Glendon Bilingual Liberal Arts College
• Graduate Studies
• Health
• Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
• Osgoode Hall Law School
• Schulich School of Business
• Science and Engineering

Schulich School of Business: Ranked one of the top 10 MBA Schools worldwide

The Schulich School of Business is ranked among the world's leading business schools by a number of global surveys and has been celebrated by numerous global publications.

• Ranked 1st in Canada and 10th in the world in The Economist's 2010 global MBA ranking (only Canadian School to make the top 50).
• Placed 1st in Canada and 23rd in the world in The Financial Times 2010 global EMBA ranking.
• Ranked 1st in Canada and 6th among non-US schools in the 2009 Best Business Schools ranking by Forbes Magazine
• Placed among The Wall Street Journal's top 5 EMBA programs in the world as part of the Kellogg global network
• Placed among top 10 international business schools in Business Week’s 2010 MBA ranking

Globally minded, Schulich has pioneered Canada’s first International MBA (IMBA) and International BBA (iBBA) degrees. In addition, Schulich operates satellite centres in Beijing and Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Seoul, South Korea; and Moscow, Russia.

High school graduates can study:

• The BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration): a comprehensive four-year degree with nine different areas of specialization, including accounting, entrepreneurship and family business, marketing, and finance.
• The iBBA (International BBA): a four-year honours degree that provides students with a truly global perspective by combining:
  • Core business courses of the BBA
  • Specially designed courses for the iBBA such as; International Economics, Applied Cross Cultural Management, and International Business Ethics
  • Courses in one of the languages offered at York (Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish).
  • Globally-focused courses, from a non-business discipline that introduce students to different regions' interests, criteria, and requirements for effective economic, political, cultural and social development.

Osgoode Hall Law School: Canada's largest and oldest common-law law school

Established in 1889, the Osgoode Hall Law School was the only accredited law school in Ontario until 1957. In 2011, MacLeans ranked Osgoode as the second best law Common Law school in Canada. It is especially known for its leading role in the areas of constitutional law, the Charter of Rights, human rights, and international law. Osgoode Hall Law School was the first law school to establish a combined law and business degree and has the largest law library in the Commonwealth.

Canada's Only Space Engineering Program

York University offers a unique Space Engineering program, the only one of its kind in Canada. Accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), the Space Engineering program gives students hands-on training in leading space technologies including an opportunity to track spacecraft at the Algonquin Radio Observatory.

If you are interested in applying to York University or would like more information please visit Columbia’s University Placement Office.