Certificate

1 year at RDC

Downtown Campus | Donald School of Business and Online Delivery

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The Management Certificate provides basic business skills leading to management positions within an organization. The certificate also provides opportunities to further advance your studies at RDC in the field of business.

This program is designed for students who work full-time and study part-time. The Certificate permits part-time students to earn a college credential. Students can also be admitted to the Management Certificate on a full-time basis. You must complete eight business courses as outlined below to be awarded the certificate. To meet graduation requirements, students must complete all courses with a minimum grade of "D" and a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (62%).

Business Administration Diploma after the Management Certificate

Students wanting to advance their studies in business administration are able to apply the Management Certificate courses to the two-year Business Administration or Diploma. However, course selection should be given careful consideration as part of the overall planning for the
Management Certificate.

Students who have completed the Management Certificate program and successfully fulfill the graduation requirement for the Business Administration Diploma Diploma will be granted the Business Administration Diploma Diploma only.

This program is available on-campus as well as through online delivery. Distance students will require regular access to a computer with Internet service.

There are no formal admission requirements. The English and Mathematics requirements for the Business Administration Diploma programs are highly recommended, but not required.

Please note that for the 2017-2018 Academic Year, the Admission Requirements will be:

Minimum average of 60% with no mark below 50% in:
a. ELA 30-1
b. Math 30-1

OR

Minimum average of 65% with no mark below 50% in:
a. ELA 30-2
b. Math 30-2

OR

Minimum average of 62.5% with no mark below 50% in one of the following combinations:
a. ELA 30-1 and Math 30-2 OR
b. ELA 30-2 and Math 30-1

OR

A minimum score of 80 on the Reading component, 86 on the Sentence component, 68 on the Math
component and 5 on the written essay component of the College Board Placement Test.

Students must complete all courses with a minimum grade of "D" and a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (62%).

Where possible, it is recommended that students meet the English and Mathematics requirements of the diploma program. Students will be required to take a College placement test before registering in a written communications course. (Students with 60% or greater in English 30 or ELA 30-1 will be exempt from this test.) Students who do not achieve a satisfactory mark in this test will be required to complete COMM 150 prior to registering in the required diploma course COMM 250. Students should take the placement test early in the event that COMM 150 is required. COMM 150 is not accepted for credit as an option in the Management Certificate or the Business Administration Diploma.

Students entering the program should have a working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software. Students without the prerequisite knowledge can take CMPT 261 or CMPT 170 for credit toward their Management Certificate. BADM 107 is not accepted for credit in the Management Certificate. It is recommended that students with requisite computing skills take BADM 207.

• One Accounting Course (except ACCT 075) ACCT 102 Recommended
• One Computing Course (3 or 4 credits) BADM 207 or BADM 210 Recommended
• BUS 303 - Organizational Behaviour
• One Economics Course ECON 101 Recommended
• Four Business Options

Courses are to be selected from those listed under "Program Content" for the Business Administration Diploma.

RDC Continuing Education course work may be used for up to two course equivalents. Generally, forty-five hours of approved Continuing Education courses will be considered equivalent to one three credit Business Option course. For students planning to ladder into the Business Administration Diploma, Continuing Education courses will not be accepted for credit. Exceptions to the above are to be approved by the Department.

It is recommended that students take either one of BUS 201 - Introduction to Business or BADM 110 - Introduction to Management as one of their four (4) business options. It is recommended that students choosing ACCT 102 - Introductory Accounting I also take, as an option course, ACCT 103 - Introductory Accounting II. Students entering the Management Certificate program without requisite computer skills and who are planning on applying to the Business Administration Diploma are highly recommended to take CMPT 071 and CMPT 083, or a course that includes these modules as a prerequisite to BADM 207.

Notes: Notes 1-7 refer to equivalent courses that may be taken in lieu of various specified courses. Students may receive credit for only one of each equivalency.

1. ACCT 202 is equivalent to ACCT 102 plus ACCT 103
2. ACCT 204 is equivalent to ACCT 104
3. ECON 201 is equivalent to ECON 100
4. ECON 202 is equivalent to ECON 101
5. BUS 306 is equivalent to BADM 111
6. BUS 310 is equivalent to BADM 260 and is acceptable as a prerequisite for BADM 270.
7. BADM 170, BADM 107, BUS 358, CMPT 261 and CMPT 170 are not accepted for credit towards the Business Administration Diploma.