Program Overview

Business Ontario College Diploma program

Program description

Students acquire a foundational knowledge of the basics of business, with a focus on managing people and processes. Courses in economics, accounting, marketing, and human resources lay the groundwork for future careers and further studies. Students acquire skills in managing processes and people. Graduates can enter the workforce or continue studies as the program provides multiple pathways into degree and post-graduate diploma programs.

Intake information

• Start date: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Summer 2026
• Campus: Barrie, Online

Tuition and fees

• Visit our tuition and fees page for detailed information on the cost to attend Georgian.
• Review additional program-specific fees for this program.
• You can afford this! Explore OSAP as well as awards, scholarships and bursaries to help you pay your way to graduation.

Admission requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, mature student status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• any Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics (C, M, or U)
• Minimum of 60% in Grade 11 College or University level Mathematics (MBF3C or MCF3M)

Career opportunities

• Career opportunities may include management trainee/manager, sales/sales management, personnel officer/manager in addition to entrepreneurial opportunities.
• Employers include banks, finance, trust and insurance companies, computer firms, government ministries and agencies, producers of consumer and industrial products, wholesalers, retailers, private companies and non-profit organizations.

Pathways

• As a graduate of this two-year Business diploma program at Georgian, continue your studies at the degree level.
• Graduates with a minimum GPA of 70 per cent can receive up to 18 credits towards the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Management and Leadership) program at Georgian.
• Georgian also has several articulation agreements with a number of university programs, offering many desirable options for our graduates.

Course information

• 18 Program Courses
• 2 Communications Courses
• 1 Program Option Course
• 3 General Education Courses

Program-specific courses

• ACCT 1000 – Financial Accounting Principles 1
• BUSI 1001 – Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
• COMP 1003 – Microcomputer Applications
• MATH 1002 – Mathematics of Finance
• MKTG 1000 – Introduction to Marketing
• Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.

Course delivery method(s)

• In-person and hybrid option
• In this program, some courses will provide an option to choose fully in person or fully online. You’ll choose one delivery method, that fits your circumstances, for the duration of the semester.

Related programs

• Automotive Business
• Business Administration
• Business – Entrepreneurship
• Business – Marketing

Program code

• BUSN

Duration

• 2 Years

Credential

• Ontario College Diploma

Program delivery

• Full-time + Part-time

Program delivery method(s)

• In-person and hybrid option

Tuition and fees

• Visit our tuition and fees page for detailed information on the cost to attend Georgian.
• Review additional program-specific fees for this program.
• You can afford this! Explore OSAP as well as awards, scholarships and bursaries to help you pay your way to graduation.