Business Foundations

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Program Description

Business Foundations is a one-year Ontario College Certificate program.  This program is designed to build fundamental business skills.  With small classes, this program is ideal for students who should be strengthening their math or other foundational skills before entering a two-year business diploma program, for mature students who are preparing to re-enter the workforce, and for international students who would benefit from a customized curriculum.  In the first semester, students will take courses in customer service and business communication while improving their computer and math skills. Because the second semester of Business Foundations is identical to the common first semester shared by all two-year diploma programs in the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business, graduates may choose to transfer directly into the second semester of any business diploma program; alternatively, they may enter the workforce in various entry-level positions.

Applicant Selection Criteria

1. Preference for Permanent Residents of Ontario.
2. Receipt of Application by February 1st.
3. Achievement in the Admission Requirements.

Other Information

• Upon successful completion of the Business Foundations Ontario College Certificate (minimum 2.0 GPA), students may apply for admission to Level 2 (Semester 2) of any two-year business program at Fanshawe College in order to complete the requirements for an Ontario College Diploma.  Students must complete an "Application for Program Transfer" form available from the Office of the Registrar, Room E1012.  Graduates of the Business Foundations Ontario College Certificate program can also apply to Level 1 (Semester 1) of a program offered by the School of Information Technology and be granted one to three internal credits dependant upon program choice.