Further Your Education. Advance Your Career with Additional Undergraduate Studies
Earn a dual postgraduate certificates in four academic terms, full-time continuous studies, and graduate prepared to deliver the business skills sought after by employers.
This intensive postgraduate, dual-certificate program is open to students who hold an undergraduate degree from any accredited university. Immerse yourself in developing in-demand skills in human resource management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and advertising. Build the foundational tools needed to start a business or pursue a passion for research and innovation. Designed for students that have already completed an undergraduate degree in another discipline and would like to supplement it with further undergraduate courses concentrating in business specializations.
Admissions 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 on both the Trent Peterborough and Trent Durham campuses.
Important note: This certificate will be discontinued after the January 2025 entry.
Duration: Available for full time studies only (4 academic terms).
Program Completion Requirements: Completion of 10.0 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 our Business Dual Postgraduate Certificate program. 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 dual certificate consists of 10.0 credits (20 courses). A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required to complete the certificate
Please note the academic requirements are higher for those wishing to write the Certified Human Resources Professional Designation Knowledge Exam (see University Calendar for more information).
Upon successful completion of the dual certificate, students will have satisfied the nine subject areas required for the “Certified Human Resources Professional Designation (CHRP)” and be eligible to write the CHRP Knowledge Exam (CHRP-KE). Students must achieve a cumulative average of 70% in all courses, with no individual course mark less than 65%. In order to take the exam, a student must be an enrolled member of the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) of Ontario, which involves a monetary fee to the Association. For more information see HRPA
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 term
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. Additionally, when you are studying in the May/summer term, that means you must be registered in courses in both terms (S61 and S62).
January 2025 course registration instructions
Required Courses Within the Dual Postgraduate Certificate
Term 1
- ADMN 2220H Organizational Behaviour
- ADMN 2230H Human Resource Management
- ADMN 2010H Management Skills
- ADMN 2080H Managerial and Market Research
- ADMN 2100H Introduction to Marketing
Term 2
- ADMN 1221H Financial Accounting
- ADMN 3230H Training and Development
- ADMN 3270H Human Resource Planning
- ADMN 3420H Entrepreneurship
- ADMN 3150H Advertising
Term 3
- ADMN 3021H Managerial Accounting
- ADMN 3220H Organizational Selection in the Canadian Workplace
- ADMN 3260H Occupational Health and Safety
- ADMN 3441H Social Enterprise and Social Innovation
- ADMN 3430H New Venture Planning
Term 4
- ADMN 3280H Motivation and Compensation
- ADMN 3170H Retail Marketing
- ECON 3500H Economics of Industrial Relations
- COIS 3750H Online Marketing
- 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 Convocation site for the most up-to-date information.
