Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Commerce
Designed for graduates of recognized baccalaureate degrees in business, the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Commerce program allows you to build on your undergraduate degree by specializing in a specific area of business, thereby expanding your employment potential.
What Can You Do With This Credential?
Graduation from this program may help you to meet the entrance requirements for the Master of Business Administration.
Program Requirements
Admission Requirements
A recognized baccalaureate degree in business
Wehn applying for this program, please complete the Program Admission Form.
Residency Requirements
A minimum of 6 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
Certificate Requirements
Coursework from a previous credential cannot be used to meet any of the 15 credits required for this program's credential.
15 credits of business study, with a GPA of 2.33 (a grade of C+) or higher in each course required to complete one of the following six concentration requirements:
Concentration Requirements (15 credits)
Accounting Concentration
ACCT 3201, Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (3)
ACCT 3211, Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (3)
ACCT3221, Income Taxation 1 (3)
ACCT 3251, Intermediate Management Accounting (3)
One of the following:
ACCT 4201, Advanced Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 4231, Assurance (3)
ACCT 4251, Advanced Management Accounting (3)
Finance Concentration
FNCE 3151, Investments 1 (3)
FNCE 3171, Investments 2 (3)
Either FNCE 3180, Risk Management and Financial Engineering (3) (TRU on-campus) or FNCE 403, Risk Management (3) (Athabasca University)
Two of the following:
ACCT 3221, Income Taxation 1 (3)
MKTG 3451, Professional Selling (3)
Either FNCE 4130, Advanced Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus) or ADMN 3117, Financial Management II (3) (Nipissing University)
Either FNCE 4160, Portfolio Management (3) (TRU on-campus) or FNCE 470, Portfolio Management (3) (Athabasca University)
Either FNCE 4180, International Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus) or ECON 3127, International Financial Management (3) (Nipissing University)
Either FNCE 4190, Financial Institutions Management (3) (TRU on-campus) or ADMN 2116, Management of Financial Institutions (3) (Nipissing University)
Human Resources Concentration
HRMN 2821, Human Resource Management (3)
HRMN 3661, Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
HRMN 3841, Employee and Labour Relations (3) (in development)
6 credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following:
ORGB 4871, Organizational Development and Change (3)
MNGT 4751, Project Management (6)
BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3)
BBUS 4135, Motivation and Productivity (3)
Leadership Concentration
MNGT 3731, Leadership (3)
BBUS 3671, Contemporary Leadership (3)
BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3)
6 credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following:
MNGT 4751, Project Management (6)
ORGB 4871, Organizational Development and Change (3)
LEAD 4901, Strategic Thinking for Leadership (3)
Marketing Concentration
MKTG 3481, Marketing Research (3)
Four of the following:
MKTG 3451, Professional Selling (3)
MKTG3471, Consumer Behaviour (3)
IBUS 3511, International Business (3)
MKTG 4411, Services Marketing (3)
MKTG 4431, Retail Marketing (3)
MKTG 4471, International Marketing (3)
MKTG 4481, Integrated Marketing Communications (3)
MKTG 4491, Business-to-Business Marketing (3)
Public Sector Management Concentration
Two of the following:
PADM 3119, Introduction to Public Administration (3)
PADM 3149, Public Sector Research and Analysis (3)
PADM 4239, Local Government in British Columbia (3)
PADM 4459, Urban and Regional Economics (3)
Sufficient courses from the following to bring the total concentration course count to five:
PADM 3169, Written Communications in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors (3)
PADM 4079, Managing Service Delivery (3)
PADM 4219, Financial Management (3)
PADM 4379, Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (3)
PADM 4469, Local Government Land Use Planning (3)
An approved 3000- or 4000-level course
Student Responsibility
Consult with your Program Advisor to ensure that the courses you select are available and appropriate for your program of study and educational goals. Otherwise, you may find that a course does not meet the program requirements and cannot be applied toward that program's credential.
Contact Us
Email Business and Management Studies with your questions about the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Commerce program.