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Management Certificate

Chairperson:
Bob Black

Program Information:
E-mail:  inquire@rdc.ab.ca
Phone:   403.342.3400  OR  1.888.732.4630

This program is designed for students who work full-time and study part-time.  The Certificate permits part-time students to earn a college credential. You must complete eight business courses as outlined below to be awarded the certificate.

* Full-time admission may be considered for mature students or those requiring a one year program for funding.

Admission Requirements

There are no formal admission requirements. The English and Mathematics requirements for the Business Administration Diploma programs are highly recommended, but not required.

Program Content - Eight Courses

  • 1 Accounting Course (except ACCT 075)
  • 1 Computing Course (3 or 4 credits)
  • BUS 303 - Organizational Behaviour
  • 1 Economics Course
  • 4 Business Options

Courses are to be selected from those listed under "Program Content" for the Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma. BUS 201 - Introduction to Business may also be used as a Business Option in this program.  Also, RDC Continuing Education course work may be used for up to two course equivalents.  Generally, forty-five hours of approved Continuing Education courses will be considered equivalent to one three credit Business Option course.  Exceptions to the above are to be approved by the Department.

Computing Skills

Students entering the program should have a working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software. Students without the prerequisite knowledge can take CMPT 261 or CMPT 170 for credit toward their Management Certificate. BADM 107 is not accepted for credit in the Management Certificate. It is recommended that students with requisite computing skills take BADM 207. 

Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma after the Management Certificate

Students wanting to advance their studies in business administration or financial services are able to apply the Management Certificate courses to the two-year Business Administration or Financial Services Diploma.  However, course selection should be given careful consideration as part of the overall planning for the Management Certificate. Where possible, it is recommended that students meet the English and Math requirements of the diploma program. Students who do not meet the English requirement may be required to take a college placement test before registering in a written communications course. (Students with 60% or greater in English 30-1 will be exempt from this test.) Students who do not achieve a satisfactory mark in this test will be required to complete COMM 150 prior to registering in the required diploma course COMM 250. Students should take the placement test early in the event that COMM 150 is required. COMM 150 is not accepted for credit as an option in the Management Certificate, the Business Administration Diploma, or the Financial Services Diploma.

Program Content - Eight Courses

  • 1 Accounting Course (except ACCT 075)
  • 1 Computing Course (3 or 4 credits)
  • BUS 303 - Organizational Behaviour
  • 1 Economics Course
  • 4 Business Options

Courses are to be selected from those listed under "Program Content" for the Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma.  BUS 201 - Introduction to Business may also be used as a Business Option in this program.  It is recommended that students take either one of BUS 201 - Introduction to Business or BADM 110 - Introduction to Management as one of their four (4) busines options.  It is recommended that students choosing ACCT 102 - Introductory Accounting I also take, as an option course, ACCT 103 - Introductory Accounting II.  Students entering the Management Certificate program without requisite computer skills and who are planning on applying to the Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma are highly recommended to take CMPT 071 and CMPT 083, or a course that includes these modules as a prerequisite to BADM 207.

For students planning to ladder into the Business Administration Diploma program or Financial Services Diploma, Continuing Education courses will not be accepted for credit.  For students planning to ladder into the Business Administration Diploma, BUS 201 - Introduction to Business will be applied towards the Open Option in that program.

Students who have completed the Management Certificate program and successfully fulfill the graduation requirement for the Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma will be granted the Business Administration Diploma or Financial Services Diploma only.

Notes: Notes 1-7 refer to equivalent courses that may be taken in lieu of various specified courses. Students may receive credit for only one of each equivalency.

  1. ACCT 202 is equivalent to ACCT 102 plus ACCT 103
  2. ACCT 204 is equivalent to ACCT 104
  3. ECON 201 is equivalent to ECON 100
  4. ECON 202 is equivalent to ECON 101
  5. BUS 306 is equivalent to BADM 111
  6. BUS 310 is equivalent to BADM 260 and is acceptable as a prerequisite for BADM 270.
  7. BADM 170, BADM 107, BUS 358, CMPT 261 and CMPT 170 are not accepted for credit towards the Business Administration or Financial Services Diploma. 

Graduation Requirements

You must pass all courses and achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

Program Cost Estimates 2010/2011