Certificate in Business Skills

The program counts for full credit toward the Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal) program. If you are a certified tradesperson, you may use the Certificate in Business Skills as an option when applying for Blue Seal certification.

Program requirements

Admission requirements

Open admission

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Residency requirements

A minimum of six TRU credits (distance or on-campus)

Certificate requirements

15 credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.00 (C average) over all courses required to complete this credential, as follows:

Core knowledge requirements (6 credits)

• CMNS 1811, Professional and Academic Composition (3)
• MIST 2611, Management Information Systems (3)

Elective requirements (9 credits)

Nine credits of 1000- or 2000-level courses, normally selected from business or economics courses: ACCT, BLAW, BUSN, ECON, ENTR, FNCE, HRMN, MIST, MKTG, MNGT, ORGB, SCMN, CMNS 1291, Introduction to Professional Writing, MATH 1091, Business Mathematics, MATH 1101, Finite Mathematics and/or STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Other similar courses meeting the intent of the core and/or elective requirements are considered on a case-to-case basis.

Supervisory option (9 credits)

You are awarded this option if you complete the following electives:

• MNGT 1221, Supervision (3)
• MNGT 2131, Motivation and Productivity (3), or approved equivalent
• HRMN 2821, Human Resource Management (3), or approved equivalent