Program Overview

Program Overview

For students who want the best of both worlds, this joint Durham College and Ontario Tech University diploma-to-degree program will enable you to earn your diploma and degree in only four years. Regardless of industry, supply chain and operations management are at the heart of every business, which is why the skills developed in this program are in such high demand. Faced with an increasingly global business world, employers are actively seeking our graduates for their job-ready skills in complex problem solving, analytics, decision-making and communications. If you have an interest in business, enjoy making things better and like the idea of no two work days ever being the same, you will thrive in this field. Graduates enter the workforce ready to take the diverse, exciting, and rewarding career opportunities that are currently outpacing the professionals available to fill them.

Intakes and Availability

• September 2025: Open (Domestic and International)
• January 2026: Open (Domestic and International)

Program Highlights

• DC Experience
• Success Stories
• Resources

Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

• Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math.
• DC also offers Academic Upgrading. Courses are FREE and designed to help you meet the admissions requirements for this program.

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Semester 1 Courses

• Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Career Options

• Business/data analyst
• Supply chain coordinator/manager/analyst
• Demand and supply planner
• Buyer/purchasing/procurement coordinator/manager
• Operations coordinator/manager/analyst
• Inventory coordinator/manager/analyst
• Materials and logistics coordinator/ manager
• Warehouse and distribution coordinator/manager
• Quality coordinator/manager/analyst Process improvement coordinator/manager
• Project coordinator/manager

Industry Partners

• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
• National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders (NISCL)
• Ontario Public Buyers Association (OPBA)
• The Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP)

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Examine the connections between strategic objectives, stakeholder expectations, and the functions, processes and roles within a supply chain, to support decision-making, problem-solving and completion of tasks.
2. Support supply chain business operations using accounting and financial analysis.
3. Identify compliance issues within a supply chain to inform business operations.
4. Identify risk mitigation tools and strategies to support business operations within a supply chain.
5. Contribute to the acquisition and sale of goods, services and materials in accordance with best practices and stakeholder expectations across a variety of industries.
6. Contribute to the planning and scheduling of material requirements and resource allocation, and the management of inventories, for efficient production and fulfillment of customer orders and returns.
7. Coordinate the efficient handling and movement of goods, services, materials and related information within a supply chain.
8. Contribute to the identification and management of continuous improvements to functions and processes within a supply chain.
9. Use available technologies to enhance work performance and support supply chain functions, processes, transactions and communications.
10. Monitor relevant trends, emerging technologies, and local and global economic, political and environmental issues to enhance work performance and support management decisions.
11. Perform tasks in accordance with policies and procedures for workplace health and safety and industry standards and best practices for professional, ethical and accountable conduct and communications.
12. Collaborate with a diversity of stakeholders to facilitate business operations within a supply chain.
13. Participate in facilitated learning opportunities for personal, career and professional development.

Program Details

This program was created by DC and Ontario Tech for individuals who plan to take Ontario Tech’s Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree program. The bridging courses required for admission to the degree program are embedded in the curriculum, and if you achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in each semester of your DC courses and no grade below C in your Ontario Tech courses, you can apply directly to the third year of the degree program.

Courses

Semester 1

• Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Semester 2

• Writing and Critical Thinking (BUSI 1030U)
• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
• Macroeconomics (ECON 1202)
• Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)
• Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (SCMT 1201)
• Operations and Process Management (SCMT 2200)

Semester 3

• Financial Accounting (BUSI 1130U)
• Organizational Behaviour (BUSI 2311U)
• Introduction to Business Processes (COMP 2115)
• Advanced Spreadsheet Applications for SCM (COMP 2206)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• SCM Planning and Scheduling (SCMT 3201)
• Procurement and Supply Management (SCMT 3202)

Semester 4

• Fundamentals Of Business Math (BUSI 1915U)
• Finance 1 (BUSI 2401U)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Lean Principles and Continuous Improvement (SCMT 2100)
• Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (SCMT 4201)
• Integrated Supply Chain Management (SCMT 4202)
• Statistics for Business (STAT 2200)

Costs

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Semester 1 Costs

• Tuition: $1,361.02
• Program Fee: $184.19
• Ancillary Fee: $493.77
• DCSA Ancillary Fee: $430
• Total: $2,468.98

Semester 2 Costs

• Tuition: $1,361.02
• Program Fee: $0
• Ancillary Fee: $493.77
• DCSA Ancillary Fee: $120
• Total: $1,974.79

Semester 3 Costs

• Tuition: $1,361.02
• Program Fee: $116.18
• Ancillary Fee: $474.19
• DCSA Ancillary Fee: $430
• Total: $2,381.39

Semester 4 Costs

• Tuition: $1,361.02
• Program Fee: $0
• Ancillary Fee: $474.19
• DCSA Ancillary Fee: $120
• Total: $1,955.21

Tech Requirements

• Laptop: Personal computer (PC). A Mac is not recommended.
• Operating System: Windows 10 Professional (64-bit only) and later
• Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
• Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB preferred)
• Hard Drive: 250 GB or larger (Solid State Drive (SSD) preferred)
• Warranty: 3 years parts and labour (On-site preferred)
• 2 USB ports
• Webcam
• Microphone (headset preferred)

Software Requirements

• Windows 10 Professional (64-bit only)
• Microsoft Office 2019 or 365
• Microsoft Edge
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Acrobat Reader
• Adobe Flash Player and Browser Plug-in

Optional

• AVG
• Avira