General Business Certificate
This program appeals to students with limited and/or specific business job skill requirements. Students may select courses in Commerce and Business Administration in which they are particularly interested and for which prerequisites have been met. Students who successfully complete program requirements are eligible for a Certificate in General Business.
Department Website
For an overview of this program, including faculty listings and frequently asked questions plus other resources, visit the departmental website.
Career/Further Educational Opportunities
Employment opportunities depend, in part, upon a student's course selection and the specific business job skills acquired. The General Business Certificate is often pursued by mature students with jobs who wish to upgrade their education and job skills to prepare for advancement.
Refer to the British Columbia Transfer Guide (www.bctransferguide.ca) for individual course transfer.
Location
Based at New Westminster Campus. Courses available at David Lam (Coquitlam) and New Westminster Campuses.
Intake Dates/Application Deadlines
**Application deadlines may be extended.
See Application Deadlines.
Prerequisite Compliance
Students who are requesting transfer credit from other institutions or submitting high school transcripts
from outside of BC to satisfy prerequisite compliance are required to apply and submit those documents no
later than three months in advance of the intake.
Admission Requirements
- General Admission Requirements
- English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
- Principles of Math 11 or Foundations of Math 11 or equivalent or Business Readiness Assessment is a prerequisite to many courses offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration. Therefore it is strongly recommended that you check each individual course prerequisite and ensure that you have completed this Mathematic requirement prior to registration. Failure to comply with prerequisite requirements could result in course deregistration.
Program Duration
This one-year program may also be taken on a part-time basis.
Credentials
General Business Certificate
Program Content
Students who successfully complete 24 credits* in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration and six other college-level credits are eligible to receive a General Business Certificate. (The six other credits must include three credits for CMNS 1111, or CMNS 1115.) For students who wish to pursue a specialization in Commerce, additional two-year Diploma programs are available in Business.
*These 24 credits must be taken from any of the following disciplines: Accounting, Business, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance and Marketing.
*(see related programs)