Program Overview

Business Analysis Certificate

Develop the applied skills you need to launch or advance your career as a business analyst. Endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), our online certificate program provides essential tools and techniques for developing lasting solutions to pressing organizational challenges. It’s designed for entry or mid-level professionals looking for highly marketable skills and credentials.

Overview

• Courses: 9
• Format: Part-time
• Location: Online

Why this program?

• Apply course hours towards Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) designation or maintenance
• Learn to develop a business analysis plan and implement business process changes
• Take conveniently scheduled two-day or three-day courses
• Complete program at a flexible pace in as little as one year
• Start with individual courses and apply to the program at any time
• Graduate with a certificate that confers SFU alumni status along with its benefits
• Be eligible for admission to SFU’s Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (which can be applied toward an SFU MBA), even without an undergraduate degree

Program details

Format

• Part-time

Location

• Online

Program completion

• 1–2 years (from start date of first course)
• To graduate, pass all courses required to complete the program.

Course duration

• 2–3 days (14–21 IIBA professional development hours)

Course work

• 6–10 hours/week

Schedule

• Fri/Sat 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific Time

Courses

• Required courses (take in any order):
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals (BAC105)
  • Business Analysis: Team Dynamics and Leadership (BAC110)
  • Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (BAC115)
  • Requirements Elicitation, Communication and Management (BAC120)
  • Business Analysis: Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving (BAC125)
  • Business Process Analysis (BAC130)
  • Business Analytics (BAC135)
  • Building a Case for Business Change (BAC140)
  • Business Analysis Implications (BAC145)

Learning materials

• See individual courses for textbook details

Cost

• $860–$1,290/course (not including textbook)
• $99 program application fee

Student grant

• The Vancouver Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis offers an annual $500 grant to one certificate student who has successfully completed one or more courses.

Application info

• No application deadline. Take individual courses and apply to the program at any time.

Application requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Mature students who do not meet this requirement may qualify with at least 5 years of appropriate experience
• English Language Requirements

Upcoming courses

• Course Name: Requirements Elicitation, Communication and Management (BAC120)
  • Start Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2025
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Halia Valladares
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 22
• Course Name: Business Analysis: Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving (BAC125)
  • Start Date: Sat, Jan 10, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Shivaji Kumar
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 23
• Course Name: Business Analytics (BAC135)
  • Start Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Bassam Meski
  • Cost: $1290.00
  • Seats Available: 23
• Course Name: Business Process Analysis (BAC130)
  • Start Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Kamal Masri
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 24
• Course Name: Business Analysis Fundamentals (BAC105)
  • Start Date: Sat, Mar 7, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Shivaji Kumar
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Building a Case for Business Change (BAC140)
  • Start Date: Sat, Mar 21, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Scott Hayward
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 23
• Course Name: Business Analysis: Team Dynamics and Leadership (BAC110)
  • Start Date: Fri, Apr 10, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Jim Brosseau
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analysis Implications (BAC145)
  • Start Date: Sat, Apr 11, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Bassam Meski
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 23
• Course Name: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (BAC115)
  • Start Date: Sat, May 2, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Halia Valladares
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Requirements Elicitation, Communication and Management (BAC120)
  • Start Date: Sat, May 23, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Halia Valladares
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analysis: Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving (BAC125)
  • Start Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Shivaji Kumar
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Process Analysis (BAC130)
  • Start Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Kamal Masri
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analytics (BAC135)
  • Start Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Bassam Meski
  • Cost: $1290.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Building a Case for Business Change (BAC140)
  • Start Date: Sat, Aug 8, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Scott Hayward
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analysis Fundamentals (BAC105)
  • Start Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Shivaji Kumar
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analysis Implications (BAC145)
  • Start Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Bassam Meski
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Business Analysis: Team Dynamics and Leadership (BAC110)
  • Start Date: Fri, Oct 2, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Jim Brosseau
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 24
• Course Name: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (BAC115)
  • Start Date: Sat, Nov 7, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Halia Valladares
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25
• Course Name: Requirements Elicitation, Communication and Management (BAC120)
  • Start Date: Sat, Dec 5, 2026
  • Location: Online
  • Instructor: Halia Valladares
  • Cost: $860.00
  • Seats Available: 25

Student stories

• Grad’s love for data inspires changes in healthcare
  • Not everyone enjoys working with data and analytics. But what if the numbers you provided could change patients’ lives? You could call that Brendan Bernardo’s mission.
• Work experience gives grad an advantage
  • For Edwin Yong, the path to becoming a business analyst wasn’t always clear. “I started in a retail environment,” he explains, “and I actually went to film school in my early twenties.”
• Grad finds new career path as a BA
  • Whether she’s in school, at work or taking part in one of her favourite pastimes, CrossFit, Machiko Iitsuka is always looking for new challenges.