Certificates
Undergraduate Certificates
The School of Management offers programs leading to the certificate in business administration and the certificate in labour-management relations. The objective of these programs is to provide some academic background in management for those working in the private or public sectors who are pursuing or who wish to pursue a career in management. Each program comprises ten courses (at least 30 credits).
General admission requirements
1. The admission requirements of the baccalaureate programs are also applicable to the certificate programs; however, the candidates are not required to have completed OACs in Mathematics or the equivalent.
2. Candidates applying for admission to one of these programs usually have some professional experience. They should include a résumé with their application indicating the extent and relevance of prior experience. This will have a significant impact on the admission decision.
3. Certificate programs may not be taken on a full-time basis unless course prerequisites can be fully respected.
Requirements of the certificate programs
In order to obtain a certificate from the School of Management, students must:
1. be admitted and registered in one of the certificate programs of the School;
2. have successfully completed each course of the program with a grade of D or over; and
3. have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 in all courses of the program taken at the University of Ottawa.
Students registered in a baccalaureate program at the University will not receive the certificate for courses taken entirely within the baccalaureate even if they meet the requirements of the certificate program.
Students admitted to a certificate program may receive credits or advanced standing for no more than half of the courses of a certificate program (that is, a maximum of 15 credits).
In order to receive the certificate, the student must make a formal request before the deadline stipulated by the Office of the Registrar