Non-Degree, For-credit Program Requirements

Certificate/Diploma Students


If you wish to take a for-credit certificate or diploma program, you must apply and be admitted. Some certificate and diploma programs have specific requirements that must be met in order to be admitted. You can find more information about these requirements on the program pages here.

Transcripts from all previous post-secondary studies will be required. If no previous post-secondary education was completed, high school transcripts will be required.

Applicants interested in pursuing additional studies beyond their certificate or diploma, including degree programs, must complete a program change form available from Enrolment Services. Students must meet progression requirements, and admission is not guaranteed.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Name

Specific Requirements
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Computer Science

Three- or four-year general or honours bachelor degree in any discipline except Computer Science.

Minimum overall average of B or equivalent.

Certificate in Criminology

4U English @ 60%,
Overall average in the low 70's on best six 4 U/M courses,
Minimum one year work experience in a related field

Certificate in Global, Crime & Justice

4U English @ 60%,
Overall average in the low 70's on best six 4 U/M courses
Certificate in Intermediate Economics I & II

Level I: Unversity-level equivalent courses in introductory economics and macroeconomics, calculus, and statistics.

Level II: Certificate in Intermediate Economics I, or equivalent courses (third year microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics).

Applicants who hold a degree in Economics will not be admitted.

Certificate in Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem 4U English @ 60%,
Overall average in the low 70's on best six 4 U/M courses


DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

Program Name

Specific Requirements

Diploma in Business Administration (Waterloo Campus)

Three years work experience in business or government following their most recent formal education OR an undergraduate degree in any discipline except Business or Economics.

Applicants must normally have completed BU111 and BU127 with a minimum combined GPA of 7.0 (B-) before admission to the Diploma. Prior to admission, students will be unclassified or post-degree Laurier students.

Diploma in Chamber Music,
Diploma in Opera,
(Waterloo Campus)

An undergraduate degree or diploma in music & a successful audition.

Diploma in Criminology (Brantford Campus)

4U English @ 60%,
Overall average in the mid 70's on best six 4 U/M courses,
Minimum one year work experience in a related field