Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Commerce
Designed for graduates of recognized degrees in business or commerce, this post-baccalaureate certificate program provides students with the ability to build upon their undergraduate business degree by specializing in a specific area of business and thereby expand their employment potential.
* This program is available to applicants residing in Canada or outside Canada.
Admission Requirements
Recognized baccalaureate degree in the field of business.
Students who plan to complete a credential through TRU-OL must complete and submit a Program Admission/Transfer Credit form.
Certificate Requirements
Residency requirements and concentration requirements must be completed as listed.
15 credits of business study, with a minimum grade of C+ in each course, are required. Students cannot use coursework from a previous credential to meet any of the certificate's 15 credits.
Students with credit as part of their prior credential(s) for courses equivalent or similar to some of the certificate courses are required to complete alternative coursework approved by TRU-OL.
Residency Requirements
Minimum 6 credits of TRU coursework (distance or on campus).
Concentration Requirements (15 credits)
Students must complete courses in one of the following concentrations: Accounting; Human Resources Management; Information Systems Management; Leadership; Marketing; Public Sector Management.
Accounting Concentration
BBUS 3201, Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3)
BBUS 3211, Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3)
BBUS 3221, Taxation (3)
BBUS 3251, Intermediate Management Accounting (3)
One course from the following:
BBUS 4201, Advanced Financial Accounting (3)
BBUS 4211, Accounting Theory (3)
BBUS 4231, External Auditing (3)
BBUS 4251, Advanced Management Accounting (3)
Finance Concentration
BBUS 3151, Investments 1 (3) *
BBUS 4151, Investments 2 (3)
BBUS 4171, Risk Management and Financial Engineering (3)
At least two courses from the following**:
BBUS 3221, Taxation (3)
BBUS 3451, Professional Selling (3)
BBUS 4130, Advanced Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University’s ADMN 3117, Financial Management II (3)*** (distance course)
BBUS 4161, Portfolio Management (3)
BBUS 4180, International Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University’s ECON 3127, International Financial Management (3)*** (distance course)
BBUS 4190, Financial Institutions Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University’s ADMN 2116, Management of Financial Institutions (3)*** (distance course)
*it is strongly recommended that students complete STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics and BBUS 3121, Financial Management prior to taking BBUS 3151, Investments I
** It is recommended that students interested in the following credentials select courses based on the following list:
CFA Track – BBUS 4180, BBUS 4190
CFP Track – BBUS 3451, BBUS 3221
AICB Track - BBUS 4130, BBUS 4180, BBUS 4190
***TRU-OL students who wish to take Nipissing distance courses
do not have to pay the admission fee at Nipissing. Please see the CVU
Visiting
Student Admission Form at www.cvu-uvc.ca/LOP.html
for details.
Human Resources Management Concentration
BBUS 3661, Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
BBUS 3811, Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
BBUS 3841, Labour Relations (3)
6 credits of approved 4000-level BBUS courses, e.g., BBUS 4681, Leading Projects to Success (6) or BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3) and BBUS 4135, Motivation and Productivity (3)
Information Systems Management
(Descriptions for courses delivered by UVic are provided through the online course search.)
COMP 3159, Relational Database Management Systems (3) or COMP 3509, Systems Analysis and Design II (3)
COMP 4079, Project Management (3)
Three courses from the following:
COMP 2319, Web Design and Management I (3)
COMP 3009, Networks and Network Management (3)
COMP 3409, Web Design and Management II (3)
COMP 4129, Human Side of Information Systems (3)
COMP 4259, IT Security (3)
Leadership Concentration
BBUS 3641, Leadership Fundamentals (3)
BBUS 3671, Contemporary Leadership (3)
BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3)
Six credits from the following:
BBUS 3693, Transition and New Beginnings (3)
BBUS 4661, Managing Change (3)
BBUS 4681, Leading Projects to Success (6)
Marketing Concentration
BBUS 3481, Marketing Research (3)
Four courses from the following:
BBUS 3451, Professional Selling (3)
BBUS 3471, Consumer Behaviour (3)
BBUS 3511, International Business (3)
BBUS 3651, Marketing for Managers (3)
BBUS 4411, Service Marketing (3)
BBUS 4431, Retail Marketing (3)
BBUS 4471, International Marketing (3)
BBUS 4481, Integrated Marketing Communication (3)
BBUS 4491, Business to Business Marketing (3) (course in development)
Public Sector Management Concentration
(Descriptions for courses delivered by UVic are provided through the online course search.)
Minimum of two courses from the following:
BBUS 3119, Introduction to Public Administration (3)
BBUS 3149, Public Sector Research and Analysis (3)
BBUS 4239, Local Government in British Columbia (3)
BBUS 4459, Urban and Regional Economics (3)
Sufficient courses from the following to bring the total concentration course count to five:
BBUS 3169, Local Government in Canada: Administration and History (3)
BBUS 4079, Managing Service Delivery (3)
BBUS 4219, Financial Management (3)
BBUS 4379, Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (3)
BBUS 4469, Local Government Land Use Planning (3)
Approved 3000- or 4000-level course
Students are responsible for consulting with their TRU-OL program advisor to ensure that courses selected are appropriate for the program of study or to meet future educational goals. Students require a Letter of Permission in order before registering in a course (not listed on this website) at any other post-secondary institution to complete the credential. Students who proceed without approval may find that a particular course does not meet requirements and may be subject to transfer credit assessment fees.
Email Student Services for more information.