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Plan of Study

The aim of the Aboriginal Business Administration Certificate program is to provide students with programming in following areas:

  • Quantitative aspects of business decision making
  • Qualitative aspects of business decision making
  • Exposure to university level humanities and social sciences
  • Library and computer skills
  • Business life skills and transition support
  • Math B 30 (algebra) and Math C 30 (geometry trigonometry)as required
  • A capstone class

Once students have completed the five terms of the Aboriginal Business Administration Certificate program, they will have accumulated 48 of 120 credit unions toward the B. Comm program, and become eligible for the special transfer pool.  If they have successfully completed the certificate requirements, they can apply to transfer into the ESB B. Comm program as a regular student.  If they choose not to proceed, but have successfully completed the certificate requirements, they will be awarded the Aboriginal Business Administration Certificate of accomplishment.

Aboriginal Business Administration Certificate program of study is outlined below.

  • COMM 100.3, Business Communication 1
  • COMM 101.3, Introduction to Business
  • COMM 104.3, Business Statistics I
  • COMM 105.3, Introduction to Organizational Behavior
  • COMM 109.0, Library Research 1
  • COMM 110.0, Computer Skills
  • COMM 115.0, Business Life 1
  • COMM 120.0, Business Life 2
  • COMM 201.3, Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • COMM 203.3, Introduction to Finance
  • COMM 204.3 Introduction to Marketing
  • COMM 211.3, Introduction to Human Resource Management
  • COMM 306.3, Decision Making II
  • COMM 347.3, Aboriginal Business in Canada
  • ECON 111.3, Price Theory and Resource Allocation
  • ECON 114.3, Money and Income
  • MATH 121.3, Mathematical Analysis for Business and Economics

(.6) 100 level humanities or social sciences
(.3) Eng. junior elective