Ivey HBAHonors Business Administration

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One starting point. Countless opportunities.

The leaders of tomorrow will be the ones who refuse to accept limitations on themselves ortheir success. At Ivey, we will harness all of your potential and get you ready not only for today’sbusiness environment but for the careers that may not even exist yet.

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Going to university is a life-changing experience. This is your time to explore, learn and

grow. It is also the point when you will discover the passions that really drive you. That’s why

it is so important to keep your options open. Choosing narrow paths of specialization can

close doors that are difficult to reopen. The simple fact is, no other business program will

provide you with the opportunity to explore as many different career paths as the Ivey HBA.

Learning alongside dynamic students from diverse backgrounds in classes that

centre on discussion and debate rather than textbooks and lectures, you will be continually

challenged and forced to make real business decisions. As you will see within these pages,

we are not a traditional business school. Yes, the Ivey HBA will give you all the technical

knowledge needed in business today, but more importantly, it will allow you to build on

this knowledge and equip you with the skills and judgment to hit the ground running,

wherever your passion takes you.

Prepare for success as individual as you are.

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The IveyDistinction.

How do we do it? The Ivey Distinction is a powerful combination of five interlinked elements:

The integration of these elements makes the Ivey Honors Business Administration (HBA) Program

experience unique and beyond the scope of anything offered at traditional undergraduate business schools.

2.1. 3. 4. 5.Program Structure

YourClassmates

ClassroomEnvironment

LearningMethods

Career Management

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1Smart You will be placed in a class of students with exceptional work and life balance. Your peers have “top of the class” academic records from more than 40 different academic programs around the globe.

Interesting It’s not just about grades. In fact, only at Ivey is leadership achievement outside of the classroom as important to our selection process as academic achievement. Ivey HBAs have demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities, made inspiring commitments to their communities, collaborated on high performing teams and shown exceptional communication abilities.

Diverse Twenty to thirty per cent of students in your class are from outside of Ontario, and many have had impressive international experiences. All of this diversity enriches your learning experience. You and your classmates will share an energetic approach to learning and life that is a defining characteristic of the Ivey HBA.

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/yourclassmates

“Ivey classes have an energy to them that really inspires learning. So much of that learning comes from the diverse experiences and talents of your classmates.”

JAY HAMILTOn, IvEY HBA ALuMnuS

1. Your Classmates

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22. Program Structure

The 2+2 program structure of the Ivey HBA offers

you the opportunity to explore your academic skills

and interests before limiting your career options.

Traditional business programs provide narrow

specializations and begin this streaming very early

in their programs. Ivey provides students with what

every manager needs to know to pursue diverse

career paths, in any industry, in any part of the

world, while at the same time making specialization

available to those who want to pursue it after their

first HBA year.

Organizations need high-potential managers who

have the knowledge, skills and judgment to lead in

cross-enterprise roles. The career potential of an

Ivey HBA is greater as a result of this flexibility and

has been demonstrated through our placement and

alumni success.

Your first two years

Begin your undergraduate degree exploring your

academic interests and finding new ones. In your

first two years, you can study in any faculty at

Western or another recognized university. This

opportunity to learn and grow ensures you and your

HBA classmates bring diverse and more experienced

perspectives to your business education.

Ivey Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO) If you

choose to study at Western or one of its Affiliated

University Colleges (Brescia, Huron and King’s), you

can apply for the Ivey Advanced Entry Opportunity

(AEO). Ivey AEO status is conditional pre-admission

to Ivey straight from secondary school.

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/programroadmap

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HBA 1:

Your first year at Ivey

HBA 2:

Your second year at Ivey

Your first year in the Ivey HBA Program (HBA 1) is

typically your third year of university. You work with

the same classmates, in the same classroom, with a

dedicated faculty team. You cover the essentials of

what every good manager needs to know and be

able to do. Career management is also built into the

curriculum to help you define your career goals and

develop a job search strategy to get you there.

Courses include: Leading People, Communications,

Finance, Accounting, Decision Making with

Analytics, Financial Fundamentals, Leveraging

Information Technology, Marketing, Operations,

Strategy and Learning Through Action.

Accounting Accreditation The Ivey HBA accounting stream is accredited by both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) and the Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA), ensuring that you have access to all of the required courses for these two prestigious designations. Ivey first-time writers of the UFE have an outstanding pass rate. Follow the current CPA unification process to merge these two designations at www.cpaone.ca.

Master of Science in Management (MSc) As an Ivey HBA student, you can fast-track your admission into the Ivey MSc Program, where you will learn to think both broadly and deeply about complex international business issues and environments. Ivey is the exclusive Canadian partner in the internationally renowned CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, which gives you access to the top-ranked CEMS Master of International Management designation.

Certificate & Partnership Programs: Explore unique certificate options, such as the Ivey Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Ivey Certificate in Global Leadership and Western Certificate in Business French. Ivey is also a partner school for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program offered by the CFA Institute.

Career options

In your second year at Ivey (HBA 2), you build

strength from the foundational business knowledge

and skills developed during your first year.

Elective courses in HBA 2 allow you to design a

personalized program of study to round out your

business management education and complement

your career objectives. An outstanding and ever-

increasing breadth of electives is available each year,

taught by well-respected experts in the field.

In the event that you are pursuing dual degrees, you

will most likely share this year between HBA 2

electives and courses from your other program, and

you will do the same the following year.

•  Arts & Humanities

•  Economics

•  Engineering

•  Geography (including Urban Development)

•  Global Studies (Huron)

•  Health Sciences

•  Kinesiology

•  Law

•  Media, Information & Technoculture

•  Medical Science

•  Music

•  Nutrition & Dietetics (Brescia)

•  Political Science

•  Psychology

•  Psychology (Huron)

•  Sciences

Dual degrees

The combination of a deep knowledge of business and another academic or professional field makes for a strong career foundation. Apply your first two years of study at Western to obtain two degrees — your HBA and:

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3The Ivey HBA is an integrated program, not a series

of courses. At traditional business schools, you have

a combination of courses, each with its own learning

objective. At Ivey, you have three 80-minute blocks of

class time each day. The different areas of content

are then scheduled dynamically. This allows us to

sequence learning as you need it so that all content is

integrated. This flexibility also allows us to include

content and events that are not part of a specific course.

When you join Ivey as an HBA, you join a section of

approximately 75 students — the same students you

will work with every day for the first year.

Even the classroom remains the same. With our high

level of classroom interactivity, you get to know your

classmates and your faculty well. Your faculty team

works together to deliver a program experience that

builds — class after class, day after day. As a team,

they ensure that each student’s experience is both

challenging and rewarding.

Outside of the classroom, you will continue to work

with your classmates in study and discussion groups

and on challenges like 48-Hour Reports.

3. Classroom Environment

“This is an integrated program, not just a set of courses. The learning builds class after class, and you are constantly challenged to apply what you are learning to different situations.”

JuSTInE kILBY, IvEY HBA ALuMnA

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/environment

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4Case-Method Learning Experiencing over 400

real-world business cases will give you the

knowledge, skills and judgment to perform at an

entirely different level when you enter the

workforce. Some traditional business schools use

cases as exercises to support lectures and textbooks

(in fact, many use Ivey cases), but Ivey is the only

undergraduate program in the world that is

committed to the Case-Method of Learning. Instead

of passively listening to lectures and taking notes,

you dive into real issues, make and defend real

decisions, feel the pressure and take action. It is

a true simulation of the realities of business.

Learning Through Action Ivey’s unique Learning

Through Action course in HBA 1 challenges you with

a series of business simulations of increasing

complexity. These events ensure you get the

opportunity and coaching you need to integrate

and apply your learning in a real-world context.

Ethical Leadership Woven throughout your courses

at Ivey are opportunities to learn, understand and

practice ethical leadership. In 2004, Ivey led the

business school world with the adoption of the

pledge you will take as an Ivey HBA student to act

with the highest of ethical standards. To symbolize

this pledge, on graduation you will receive your

Ivey ring from an Ivey alumnus or alumna who will

witness your pledge and welcome you to the Ivey

Alumni Network.

Ivey Client Consulting Project The feedback

from organizations who participate as clients in

this team-based consulting and strategy project is

exceptional. Your team is matched with an Ivey

Executive-in-Residence who will coach you through

this real-world consulting experience. You also

participate in workshops with top consulting

companies to learn how to execute a project of

this magnitude.

Ivey New Venture Project This entrepreneurial,

team-based field project matches you with an Ivey

Entrepreneur-in-Residence who mentors your team

through the development of a new venture. You will

learn to write a compelling business plan and

present a pitch to an external review panel.

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/learningmethods

4. Learning Methods

Exchange Programs Spend a term of HBA 2 at a top business school in Asia, Europe or Latin America. It may surprise you to know that we have arranged for more exchange opportunities than there are students who wish to go on them, creating choice at the most in-demand locations. The exchange is reciprocal, which brings many international students to Ivey for a term. You can also take advantage of numerous international study opportunities offered by Western during your first two years. Some students study abroad for their first two years and apply to Ivey as transfer students.

Student Leadership Opportunities Ivey students plan and lead unique international challenges. Recent projects have taken students to Russia, Panama, Israel, Costa Rica, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana and Tanzania to teach business and entrepreneurship.

Study Tours Join an Ivey Study Tour and explore international business practice and culture in places such as Israel and Honduras.

Internationalopportunities

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/international

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Ivey has the most advanced career management

services of any business school in Canada. Career

readiness is an integrated part of the Ivey HBA

curriculum. As an Ivey HBA, you gain access to

a wealth of resources to help you explore career

options, choose a personalized career plan and

develop a job search strategy to get you there.

Ivey’s Career Management team offers a variety

of services, activities and events that will enable

you to refine your job search skills and ensure that

you are prepared for the job market. Ivey HBAs are

recruited into challenging roles, in a broad range

of industries, by leading global organizations.

Many Ivey graduates work in traditional areas such as

consulting, finance, accounting and marketing, but

some combine their first two years of university in

another program with the leadership skills learned at

Ivey to launch careers in areas such as technology, the

arts, not-for-profit organizations and health care.

Ivey’s world-class reputation and extensive alumni

network open many career doors outside of

Canada. In a typical year, more than 10% of Ivey

HBA students secure summer or full-time

employment in an international location.

Summer Internships Refine your career goals.

Take advantage of the many challenging and

relevant summer internship opportunities available

to Ivey students.

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/careerplanning

As an Ivey HBA graduate, you join a powerful network of over 23,000 alumni in 99 countries around the world. Of this vast Ivey network, 47%, or nearly 1 in 2, holds a senior management position. As well, Ivey has more emerging leaders on Caldwell Partner’s Top 40 Under 40 list than any other business school. Now that’s well connected.

The Ivey experience is the bond connecting you with this exceptional group of leaders. The support of the Ivey Alumni Network is visible in the day-to-day business of the school. They volunteer countless hours as advisors and judges in student events, mentors to students, guests in classes and advisors to the school.

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As an Ivey HBA, your technical knowledge of business will be as strong as, or stronger

than, that of graduates from traditional business schools. What will set you apart

throughout your career is your strength in what we call Leadership Essentials. The

development of these leadership traits is at the heart of everything that we do at Ivey.

Ivey Leadership Essentials.

Learn more at www.ivey.ca/hba/leadership

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The essence of being a leader is the ability to make and defend decisions in the midst of uncertainty, under pressure and often with incomplete, conflicting or

ambiguous information. Different facts, different options, different results. Learning with cases at Ivey challenges you to sift through information

and make decisions.

But it doesn’t stop there. You get even more from the experience when you take the opportunity to reflect on and learn from the decisions you make. Learn by doing. Accept that there

isn’t always a right answer. Take action.

The plain and simple reality is that business will demand a lot. You have to be able to pick up the right priorities, handle a huge workload and thrive under pressure. You need to be able to work efficiently in order to have time to participate in other activities you love.

The pace of the HBA Program is demanding, but exhilarating. You tackle exercises and assignments that will push you to achieve more than you ever thought possible. Ask an Ivey HBA graduate about 48-Hour Reports to get a sense of how these experiences changed the way they work.

Manage ComplexitySoon after you begin your career, you will be asked to contribute to projects with varying degrees of complexity. You need the confidence to assess, decide, communicate and deliver.

The Ivey HBA Program challenges you with a series of business simulations of increasing complexity. These events are built into the program at critical points to ensure you get the opportunity and coaching you need to integrate and apply your learning in a real-world context. The result is a level of personal confidence that, no matter how complex the issue, you can deliver.

Strong communication skills — written, oral and numeric — are indispensable

in business. You need to be able to give clear, consistent direction and convince

colleagues, while ensuring everyone is on the same page.

In an Ivey classroom, you don’t sit back and listen. You are an active part of each class discussion. You are evaluated and coached on your communication effectiveness, enabling you to achieve your personal best. Learn to express your ideas confidently and professionally in any situation.

Maximize Team Potential

It is essential to be able to work effectively with others — whether in the next

office, another division or another continent. Understanding how groups work, being a productive

team member and being able to lead a team will help you excel.

Working in teams at Ivey from day one, you quickly gain an appreciation for the power of an effective team. You learn what it takes, regardless of the type of group or the task, to move a group of individuals into a high-performing team, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Learning Through Action This year, the final component of the Learning Through Action course required students to combine all the knowledge they had learned in HBA 1 to successfully sell lemonade for the United Way. This year’s HBA class raised over $108,000 in 48 hours.

Ivey is about more than knowledge. It’s about knowing what you can do with that knowledge and where it can take you.

Study Room Students use breakout rooms to get together in learning teams and review their cases before class or work on group projects.

Guest Speakers Ivey attracts big-name guest speakers for often candid discussions with students. Recent speakers included Pierre Morrissette, George Cope, Trudy Fahie, Michael McCain, Kevin O’Leary and Adrienne Clarkson.

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International Study Each year, a large number of HBA 2 students go on exchange for one term at schools all around the world, including schools in Europe, South America and Asia.

Ivey Cup Speaks to HBA 1 cohort experience and sparks healthy competition between sections. Activities throughout the year test each section’s ability to work together.

The Ivey Ring On graduation, Ivey students receive a ring symbolizing their pledge to act ethically in their careers.

Varsity Sports & Campus Clubs Ivey students make time to participate in varsity sports and many of the other diverse activities available on campus at Western.

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Complete years 1 & 2 at Western or one of its

affiliated university colleges in any academic

program or module.

Progression standards are required to maintain

your conditional acceptance, including continued

involvement in extracurricular activities, an 80%

average across two full years of university studies

and a grade of at least 70% in Western’s Business

2257 Course.

A competitive Ivey AEO application includes:

• Demonstrated leadership in extracurricular

activities, community involvement and/or

work experience

• Approximately a 90% average in your final

year of secondary school

• Completion of a mathematics course for

university-bound students

For details, visit ivey.ca/hba

Apply to Ivey from Secondary SchoolIvey AEO Application Deadline: January 15, 2014 4:00 pm (EST)

Apply for admission to Western or one of its

affiliated university colleges through the Ontario

Universities Application Centre (OUAC) at

www.ouac.on.ca.

Choose any academic program or module at

Western for your first two years of university study.

Please indicate that you are applying for Ivey AEO

status on your Western application.

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2.Apply for Ivey Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO

status) conditional pre-admission to the Ivey HBA

Program at www.ivey.ca/hba. Ivey AEO status

is a separate decision and notification process

from your admission to Western.

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Apply to Ivey from universityIvey HBA Application Deadline: January 31, 2014 4:00 pm (EST)

Funding Your Ivey Education

An Ivey HBA is an investment in you with outstanding personal and financial potential. Visit our website

and use our Tuition Planner to get a comprehensive overview of the typical academic and living expenses of

an Ivey HBA student. Western and Ivey are committed to providing financial aid to help those in financial

need. This year, over $2.5 million in scholarships and bursaries were awarded to Ivey HBAs.

1. 2.Complete years 1 & 2 at Western or any other

university. Pursue any course of study at any

university and ensure that you:

• Maintain a full course load over two years

of university study (equivalent of 10.0

Western courses)

• Complete a secondary school mathematics course

for students bound for university or an equivalent

• Complete Western’s Business 2257 course or

equivalent. View a list of accepted equivalents

at www.ivey.ca/hba/2257list.

Apply to the Ivey HBA Program at www.ivey.ca/hba.

A competitive Ivey HBA application includes the

requirements listed and:

• Demonstrated leadership in extracurricular

activities, community involvement and/or

work experience

• Strong academic performance in full-time studies

at the university level for two years (80% average

is competitive; courses must be acceptable to

transfer to Western)

• Minimum 70% in Western’s Business 2257 course

or an equivalent

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Ivey Business School is a member of PIM

(Partnership in International Management),

a consortium of top business schools from

around the world that exchanges students

for international educational experiences.

Ivey Business School is an accredited

member of EQUIS (European Quality

Improvement System), awarded by the

European Foundation for Management

Development (EFMD).

EFMD

Get a feel for the Ivey HBA Program experience. Visit our campus, meet

with our HBA team and speak to current HBA students or recent graduates.

We look forward to seeing you.

To plan a visit or see when an Ivey representative will be in your area, contact us at:

519-661-4111 hba@ivey.ca www.ivey.ca/hba

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