Business Administration 
Loading... The Business Administration program is recognized by many professional organizations. Graduates of this program will find abundant career opportunities in the public and private sector and have established successful careers as accountants, marketing managers, general managers, and entrepreneurs. Some diploma graduates have continued their education with professional organizations and universities to earn degrees and additional professional designations.
The certificate program will introduce students to basic business functions and serve as the foundation year for all the diploma programs.
Provincial Business Administration Pathways:
Incoming transfer students might be eligible for the Provincial Business Administration Pathway if they have completed Business Administration coursework at Bow Valley College, SAIT, Keyano College, Lakeland College, Lethbridge College, MacEwan University, Medicine Hat College, NAIT, Norquest College, Northern Lakes College, Olds College, Portage College, Red Deer Polytechnic or Athabasca University in the last five years. Please contact an Academic Advisor in the School of Business for more information.
Admission Requirements
Certificate Program Admission Requirements
If applicants are entering the Business Administration Certificate Program directly from high school, they require a High School Diploma with these Alberta Education courses or equivalents:
- English 30-1or 30-2, minimum grade 50%
- Minimum 60% in Mathematics 20-1 or 20-2, or minimum 50% in Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2.
If applicants do not have a high school diploma but have been out of school for at least one year, they require the following Alberta Education courses or equivalents:
- English 30-1or 30-2, minimum grade 50%
- Minimum 60% in Mathematics 20-1 or 20-2, or minimum 50% in Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2.
Diploma Program Admission Requirements
Once students have passed all ten courses of the Certificate program and have a GPA of 1.3 or better, they may pursue a general diploma or specialize in one of the diploma majors: Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Accounting and Investment Management, or Management. If students have not successfully completed the Certificate requirements, they may apply in writing to the Department requesting special permission to register in the diploma program.
Mature Student Admission
If applicants are 21 years of age or over and do not meet any of the admission requirements, they must attain a minimum score on an appropriate entrance test.
Progression Criteria
Full-time students in either the Certificate or Diploma program:
A student who fails a required first year course(s) will be expected to re-enrol in the failed course(s) at the next available option.
A student who fails two or more courses in any semester will be placed on contractual departmental probation for the following semester. Failure to meet probationary requirements, as outlined in the probation contract, in each registered course may result in being disbarred from the final exam in any course in which probationary requirements are not met.
Contractual departmental probationary recommendations include:
- Students on probation who failed 2 courses will be limited to a maximum of five courses per semester, in any semester, until the student has removed themselves from probationary status.
- Students on probation who failed 3 or more courses will be limited to a maximum of three Business Administration (BA) courses per semester, in any semester, until the student has removed themselves from probationary status.
- If a student is on probation, the number of second year BA courses that can be taken will be limited to two per semester until the student has completed their BA certificate requirements.
Withdraw from program
A student who fails the same first year required course three times will be required to withdraw from the program. There will be no readmission to the program for one academic year.
A student who is full time and on probation for two consecutive semesters in an academic year will be required to withdraw from the program for one semester.
Full-time students with a grade point average of 1.0 or less for the academic year as specified by curriculum for each program will normally be required to withdraw and expected to sit out of Northwestern Polytechnic for one academic year.
Graduation Requirements
Certificate Graduation Requirements
Students who successfully complete the program requirements will be eligible for a Certificate. If students meet these requirements, they may apply to graduate.
Diploma Graduation Requirements
To receive a Diploma in Business Administration, students must successfully complete all requirements of a specific Diploma curriculum with a minimum of 24 credits of 2000-level courses.
Students who successfully complete the program requirements will be eligible for a Diploma in Business Administration. If students meet these requirements, they may apply to graduate.
University Transfer
University Transfer Credit for Business Administration Courses
Some Business Administration (BA) courses designated as university transfer (UT) carry fewer credits in a university degree program than they do in a business diploma program.
The Bachelor of Business Administration degrees at Alberta institutions are normally four years and 120 credits of appropriate course work. Students must normally complete all degree requirements within eight years, beginning with the year admission to the program was granted.
Degree granting institutions may not consider grades of D and D+ sufficient to award transfer credit. Institutions that accept grades of D or D+ for transfer courses may specify that those courses do not fulfill prerequisite requirements to senior courses.
To receive maximum transfer credit, Business Administration Diploma graduates wishing to complete a business degree are advised to enrol in post-diploma degree programs.
Additional Information
Options
When choosing options to meet Diploma requirements, students are advised to select from the available Business Administration offerings.
Where students have a clearly defined career objective that is better accomplished with the selection of non-Business Administration courses, they may apply in writing to the Department for permission to enrol in other optional courses. Approval may be granted for a maximum of two non-business options.
Business Administration Co-op
The Business Administration Co-op option provides students the opportunity to put classroom learning into practice in a paid work term in the business world. Acceptance into this Co-op is competitive and learners must complete the application process to be considered. Learners who secure a Co-op work term will complete full-time work over a four month period (minimum 420 hours total).
To be considered for the course, applicants must:
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Be selected for participation in this course.
- Be registered in the Business Administration Certificate Program at NWP.
- Have completed the first semester required courses found within the Business Administration Certificate and registered in all remaining Business Administration Certificate courses for the Winter semester prior to the start of the work term.
- Have a minimum of GPA of 2.5.
- Intend to enroll in a Business Administration Diploma prior to the work term.
In order to progress to the work term, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5, complete the Business Administration Certificate and be registered in courses within a Business Administration Diploma program for the next Academic Year. Failure to complete the Business Administration Certificate, or meet the additional requirements outlined prior to the work term will result in withdrawal from this course without refund.
Post-Diploma
780-539-2900
business@nwpolytech.ca
Business Administration Diploma graduates are well prepared either to step directly into the workforce or to pursue additional education. NWP Business Administration Diploma graduates receive block transfer (normally maximum of 60 credits) toward a number of post-diploma and other degree programs at the following institutions.
Griffiths University
www.griffith.edu.au
University of Lethbridge
www.uleth.ca
Bachelor of Management Post-Diploma
Royal Roads University
www.royalroads.ca
Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
Bachelor of Business Administration in Innovation and Sustainability
Okanagan College
www.okanagan.bc.ca
Bachelor of Business Administration
Thompson Rivers University
www.tru.ca
Bachelor of Business Administration
Athabasca University
Athabasca University School of Business
888-449-6531
business.athabascau.ca
sb@athabascau.ca
Bachelor of Commerce (4 years), Diploma plus 4 semesters, 60 credits
Bachelor of Management (3 years), Diploma plus 2 semesters, 30 credits
Bachelor of Management (4 years), Diploma plus 4 semesters, 60 credits
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