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Continuing Education Certificate Restrictions
- CE certificates cannot be pursued, in combination with an undergraduate degree program, where the course content is identical, or too similar, to the content of the degree program course requirements. Please see the chart below for details.
- Registration into and graduation with a certificate is subject to rules and regulations .
- Undergraduate students enrolled in a program with an 'undeclared' major who are interested in also pursuing the completion of a certificate must first declare their degree program Plan (known as your 'major') e.g if you are a student in Bachelor of Arts (Undeclared) or, Bachelor of Science (Undeclared) or, Bachelor of Commerce Business Management (Undeclared) etc.
- Please note that courses completed to satisfy certificate requirements will not necessarily also count towards fulfilling your degree requirements as well and vice versa. Please review the regulations , opens in new window for detailed information.
Go to the Courses and Programs FAQ , opens in new window section for details regarding CE certificates.
| Certificate Programs | Undergraduate Programs Restricted from Taking Certificates |
|---|---|
Aboriginal Knowledges and Experiences |
No Restrictions |
| Accounting - Finance | Business Management - Accounting, Finance and Undeclared Plans |
| Accounting and Finance: all plans and Co-op | |
| Advanced Accounting | Business Management – Accounting or Business Management – Undeclared Plans |
| Advanced Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Management (AEAIM) | Business Technology Management - All programs/plans and Co-op |
| Advanced International Trade Management (ADVIT) | Business Management – Undeclared Plan, Global Management Studies (including Co-op) |
| Advanced Nursing Leadership and Management | No Restrictions |
| Advanced Safety Management | Occupational and Public Health - Occupational Health and Safety Plan |
| Applied Digital Geography and GIS | No Restrictions |
| Applied Digital Geography and GIS, Advanced | No Restrictions |
| Architecture | No Restrictions |
| Architecture, Advanced | No Restrictions |
| Business Communication | No Restrictions |
| Business Decision Analysis | Business Management: Economics and Management Science, Global Management Studies, Marketing Management and Undeclared plans (including Co-op) |
| Business French and Translation | Arts and Contemporary Studies - French Option Language and Intercultural Relations - Common Year 1 and French Stream |
| Business Management | Business Management: all plans and Co-op |
| Business Technology Management: 4-year and Direct Entry, and Co-op | |
| Retail Management: all plans and Co-op | |
| Hospitality and Tourism: all plans and Co-op | |
| Accounting and Finance: all plans and Co-op | |
| Canadian Dietetic Knowledge Competencies | No Restrictions |
| Canadian Social Work Practice | Social Work |
| Caribbean Studies | Arts and Contemporary Studies: Diversity and Equity Option |
| Community Engagement, Leadership & Development | No Restrictions |
| Computer Programming Applications | Computer Science |
| Computer Security and Digital Forensics | No Restrictions |
| Criminal Justice and Criminology | Bachelor of Arts Undeclared; Criminology |
| Justice Studies | |
| Crime Analytics | No Restrictions |
| Data Analysis Big Data and Predictive Analytics | No Restrictions |
| Design for Arts and Entertainment | No Restrictions |
| Design Management | No Restrictions |
| Digital Art Production | Image Arts all plans |
| Disaster & Emergency Management | No Restrictions |
| Economics: Fundamentals | International Economics and Finance |
| Business Management: Economics and Management Science plan (including Co-op) | |
| Mathematics and Its Applications – Economics Option and Economics Option Co-op | |
| Economics: Theory and Applications | International Economics and Finance |
| Business Management: Economics and Management Science plan (including Co-op) | |
| Mathematics and Its Applications – Economics Option and Economics Option Co-op | |
Economics and Finance |
Accounting and Finance: All Plans (including Co-op) |
| Business Management: All plans (including Co-op) | |
| Business Technology Management: All plans (including Co-op) | |
| International Economics and Finance | |
| Financial Mathematics | |
| Mathematics and Its Applications – Economics Option and Economics Option Co-op | |
| Energy Management and Conservation | No Restrictions |
| English Literature and Popular Culture | Bachelor of Arts Undeclared and Bachelor of Arts English |
| Arts and Contemporary Studies - English Option | |
| Entering Foreign Markets (EFMKT) | Business Management – Undeclared Plan, Global Management Studies (Including Co-op) and Marketing Management (Including Co-op) |
| Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Management | Business Technology Management - All programs/plans and Co-op |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Business Management: Entrepreneurship (including Co-op) and Undeclared plans |
| Ethics | No Restrictions |
| Facility and Property Management | No Restrictions |
| Fashion Coordination and Styling | No Restrictions |
| Film Studies | Image Arts - Film Studies |
| Financial Mathematics Modeling and Predictive Analytics | Financial Mathematics |
| Mathematics and Its Applications | |
| Financial Planning | Business Management - Finance and Undeclared Plans |
| Accounting and Finance: Finance Major (including Co-op) | |
| Food Security | No Restrictions |
| Foundations of International Management (FIMGT) | Business Management: all programs/plans (including Co-op and Undeclared) |
| Fundamentals of Interior Design | Interior Design |
| Fundraising Management | No Restrictions |
| Aging and Gerontology | No Restrictions |
| Graphic Communications | Graphic Communications Management |
| Health Informatics | Health Information Management |
| Health Services Management | Health Services Management |
| Health Studies | Health Services Management |
| Human Resources Management | Business Management - Human Resources Management (including Co-op) and Undeclared Plans |
| Image Arts (Film Studies) | Image Arts - Film Studies |
| Image Arts (Photography Studies) | Image Arts - Photography Studies |
| Information Systems Management | Business Technology Management (formerly Information Technology Management - All Programs/Plans and Co-op) |
| Internationally-Educated Engineers Qualification Bridging | No Restrictions |
| Landscape Design | No Restrictions |
| Leadership in Organizations |
Business Management – Human Resources Management (including Co-op) and Undeclared Plans |
| Lighting Design | No Restrictions |
| Media Writing Fundamentals | Radio and Television |
| Mental Health and Addictions | Psychology or Undeclared Arts |
| Music: Global and Cultural Contexts | No Restrictions |
| News Studies | Journalism |
| Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management | No Restrictions |
| Occupational Health and Safety | Occupational and Public Health: Occupational Health and Safety option |
| Occupational Health and Safety Leadership (OHSL) | No Restrictions |
| Photography Studies | Image Arts - Photography Studies |
| Privacy, Access and Information Management | No Restrictions |
| Proficiency in French | Arts and Contemporary Studies - French Option Language and Intercultural Relations - Common Year 1 and French Stream |
| Proficiency in Spanish | Language and Intercultural Relations - Common Year 1 and Spanish Stream |
| Project Management | No Restrictions |
| Project Management Bridging Certificate for Internationally |
No Restrictions |
| Psychology | Psychology or Undeclared Arts |
| Public Administration and Governance (Levels 1 and 2) | Public Administration and Governance |
| Public Administration and Leadership | Public Administration and Governance all plans |
| Public Relations | No Restrictions |
| Publishing | No Restrictions |
| Retail Management | Business Management: all programs/plans including undeclared and Co-op |
| Business Technology Management: all programs/plans and Co-op | |
| Hospitality and Tourism: all plans and Co-op | |
| Retail Management: all plans and Co-op | |
| Robotics and Embedded Systems | No Restrictions |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Foundations | All Bachelor of Arts platform programs (Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, English, Geographic Analysis, Environment and Urban Sustainability, History, Language and Intercultural Relations, Philosophy, Politics and Governance, Undeclared) |
| Arts and Contemporary Studies - all options. | |
| Strategic Marketing | Business Management - Marketing Management, (including Co-op), Undeclared Plans |
| Sustainability Management and Enterprise Process Excellence | No Restrictions |
Revised July 2018