***PROGRAM ENDING: The Business Administration Postgraduate Certificate is no longer accepting students after the January 2025 intake***
Courses
The Certificate program consists of 5.0 credits (10 courses). A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required to complete the certificate.
Postgraduate certificate courses can be found in the undergraduate calendar and timetable. For individual course descriptions, see the University Calendar. Please consult the academic timetable, for information on when courses will be scheduled.
It is important to register in your courses without delay and prior to your arrival!
Course Registration
New Student Course Registration:
For support with new student course registration, visit our website for next steps.
New International Student Webpage:
Visit our New International Student Website to determine your next steps after you have completed course registration.
Breakdown of courses by terms
Students are to follow the schedule of courses by term as outlined below for full-time studies. We cannot guarantee course availability if students do not follow the recommended course sequencing. Students who fail to adhere to the recommended schedule may not be able to complete their certificate program within the scheduled number of terms and students may have to return to complete an additional term. The full time certificate is to be completed as two consecutive terms.
Part time students should begin with ADMN 1221H, 2010H, 2100H, and 2220H.
January 2025 course registration instructions
Term 1
- ADMN 1221H Financial Accounting
- ADMN 2100H Introduction to Marketing
- ADMN 2220H Organizational Behaviour
- ADMN 2010H Introduction to Management Skills
- ECON 2200H Introduction to Statistics
Term 2
- ADMN 3021H Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
- ADMN 3200H Financial Management
- ADMN 3250H Legal Environment of Business
- ADMN 3550H Operations Management ***ADMN 3550H canceled in Summer 2025: Alternatives include ADMN 3150H, ADMN 3170H, or ADMN 3420H.
- ADMN 2410H Communications in Organizations
For students who have accepted their offer of admission and have questions about registering in their courses or life at Trent in Peterborough, please email ptbocerts@trentu.ca.
Application to Graduate from the Certificate
At the beginning of your last term, when you believe you are ready to graduate, you can submit the Application to Graduate form found in myTrent under Academics > Self Service > Graduation Overview. You should apply as soon as your course registration for your final term is finalized (early in Summer term if you are graduating in September; early in the Fall term if you are graduating in January; early in the Winter term if you are graduating in Spring). The deadline to apply to graduate can be found in the Academic Calendar site under Important Dates, as well as at Important Dates & Deadlines. A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required to complete the certificate.
Convocation ceremonies for students who graduated during the last year (September, January and Spring) are held the first week of June. Please visit the Convocation site for the most up-to-date information.
