Further Your Education. Advance Your Career with Additional Undergraduate Studies
This program will be of interest to students wishing to gain insight and develop a deeper understanding of key business concepts, spanning numerous fields in the discipline. The Postgraduate Certificate consisting of undergraduate courses , covers a variety of topics such as accounting, marketing, finance, managerial skills, organizational behavior, business law and communications, as well as foundational statistics, to ensure a broad understanding of essential fields in business.
Admission Requirements
Apply online or learn more here. In order to be accepted into the postgraduate certificate, students must have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited university.
Entry Term: January 2025 and September 2025 on the Trent Peterborough campus.
Duration: Available for full-time studies (2 consecutive terms) or part-time studies.
Program Completion Requirements: Completion of 5.0 credits as specified.
Are you an international student and want to apply? please complete this application form.
Important note: This certificate is not on the Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) list of approved courses that are eligible for a Postgraduate Work Permit (PGWP).
When applying to a postgraduate certificate program, please ensure that you select the exact program and campus that you wish to study at. Be sure to research the program length, courses, and available start terms and campuses prior to submitting your application. After submitting your application, changes to programs and campuses will not be made without a new, paid application. Once you are registered in courses, changes cannot be made to your program or campus.
OSAP Eligibility for Postgraduate Certificates
Please note that not all postgraduate certificate programs qualify for OSAP funding. Students are encouraged to verify their program’s eligibility prior to submitting an application.
The following postgraduate certificates are eligible for OSAP:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Postgraduate Certificate in Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Dual Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Graduating from Trent this year with your undergraduate degree?
As a 2024 Trent grad*, you qualify for direct admission to this postgraduate certificate. No need to pay to apply. Registering is easy – just send a confirmation email to admissions@trentu.ca from your Trent University account. We will also waive the application fee. For more information about this special offer, visit call 1-888-739-8885.
*this certificate is meant for non-Business program graduates, as there is too much course overlap for graduates of Trent’s BBA program.
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. Additionally, when you are studying in the May/summer term, that means you must be registered in courses in both terms (S61 and S62).
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 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.
