Admission Requirements

Open admission

A strong grounding in quantitative courses, including Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 or equivalent

A free, voluntary mathematics self-assessment is available to help you select a math course at the appropriate level.

Residency Requirements

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

Certificate Requirements

30 credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.00 over all courses required to complete this credential, as follows:

Core Knowledge Requirements (12 credits)

• Either MNGT 1221, Supervision (3) or MNGT 1211, Management Principles and Practices (3)
• Either MATH 1091, Business Mathematics (3) or MATH 1101, Finite Mathematics (3)
• Either CMNS 1811, Professional and Academic Composition (3) or CMNS 1291, Introduction to Professional Writing (3)
• MIST 2611, Management Information Systems (3)

Elective Requirements (18 credits)

18 credits in management studies, including business, economics, mathematics or statistics courses: ACCT, BBUS, BLAW, BUSN, ECON, ENTR, FNCE, HRMN, IBUS, MATH, MIST, MKTG, MNGT, ORGB, SCMN, STAT

Up to nine credits may be in approved arts and sciences electives or in technical or specialized-skills courses appropriate to your coursework, subject to approval.

Supervisory Option (9 credits)

You are awarded this option if you complete one of the two following areas of specialization:

Accounting Fundamentals

• ACCT 1211, Accounting 1 (3)
• ACCT 1221, Accounting 2 (3)
• ACCT 2251, Management Accounting (3)

If you choose ACCT 2211 instead of ACCT 1211and ACCT 1221, you are required to select an additional course.

Entrepreneurial Essentials

• Either ACCT 1211, Accounting I (3) or ACCT 2211, Financial Accounting (3)
• MKTG 2431, Marketing (3)
• MNGT 1711, Introduction to Business (3)

Programs and Pathways

This chart shows how credits gained in one credential can count toward another:

NOTE The Bachelor of Commerce program is currently not accepting applications