Royal Roads University (RRU)

Royal Roads University (RRU) is a highly regarded Canadian public university, located in beautiful Victoria. Built around an historic castle, the campus covers 565 landscaped acres and is a year-round tourist attraction. Offering innovative bachelor's and 12-month master's degrees in business and tourism, the University meets the needs of the global workplace and prepares graduates to take their place in a challenging and changing world. Competitive tuition fees and living expenses offer great value to students.Royal Roads University offers activated and able programs at the undergraduate, alum and doctoral levels, absorption on alum akin career development. The programs are primarily offered in a accomplice archetypal as a attenuated format, accumulation alternate on campus residencies for face to face accelerated sessions with on band courses. This architecture is advised to favour alive professionals, who may complete the programs at a ambit while advancement their career. The University offers three formats: on-site with 100% face to face learning, blended, with allotment of the affairs accomplished in a face to face address and the antithesis on line; and absolutely on-line. Address based programs ambit from one to three weeks, and are generally captivated on-campus, but baddest programs host their residencies in different locations about the world. Mature acceptance are welcome, and credits are accessible for above-mentioned acquaintance in the accountable area. The university aswell offers some full-time accelerated on-campus undergraduate programs.

Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 
Institution type: Public University
Student population: 3,500 (220 international)
Student/faculty ratio: 9:1
Campus setting: Suburban - city
English requirement: equivalent of IELTS 3.0 (no official score required - level can be determined by our English Test).

• Year founded: 1995
• Nearest big city: Vancouver (30 minutes by air)
• Campus size: 565 acres
• Accreditation: Province of British Columbia; Education Quality Assurance (EQA)
• Academics
• Full-time and part-time faculty: 390
• Degrees, certificates and diplomas awarded (2009): 740 graduate-level, 282 undergraduate-level
• Most popular majors: business, communications, leadership, tourism, environment and sustainability

Success after graduation

• Career services: hands-on career counseling services include internship plan development, career path advice, job search resources and postings, resume-building and interview skills.
• Companies frequently hiring interns and graduates: Disney Corporation, Fairmont Hotels, Research in Motion, Four Seasons Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, Grand Hyatt Hotel.
• Post-graduation work permit program: after graduation from Royal Roads University, international students can stay and work in Canada for up to 3 years.

Admission

• Next start date: May 4, 2015
• Intakes: every September, January and May
• Academic entry requirement: 75% / GPA 2.75 equivalent in previous study (Check qualification equivalents for your country)
• English level equivalents: entry to degree preparation programs from IELTS 3.0/TOEFL iBT 32; to bachelor's degree at IELTS 5.5/iBT 68; to master's degree at IELTS 6.5/iBT 88.
• Additional evidence: List of supporting documents required from international student applicants
• Graduate admission tests: No GMAT or GRE required for master's programs
• Conditional acceptance: Academic 'bridge' Pre-Master's Program for 3 master's degrees.