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Graduation Requirements 

• Successful completion of 30 credits
• 50% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College 
• A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required 
• A minimum of 15 Upper Level (3000-4000) credits is required 
• Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: 4 years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits. 
• Up to 50% (15 credits) of coursework used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet graduation requirements (see the Credentials Awarded Policy and note 5 below).

Course Requirements (see note 1):

Notes:

1.  To complete the program efficiently, students need to:

2. To earn the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA) Sales Certificates, students will want to take MARK 2150 Personal Selling, MARK 3340 Promotional Strategy, and MARK 4390 Professional Selling. For information on additional requirements for credentials, students will want to contact the CBA Director of Business Programs or the industry body.  

        
3. Students must successfully complete MARK 3340, Mark 4440, and MARK 4441 prior to taking MARK 4483. As MARK 1120 is a prerequisite for MARK 3340 and MARK 4441, students must allow a minimum of three terms to complete the program if they choose MARK 4483 (Marketing Practicum).

4. COBA 4885 Experiential Learning and Internship (Business Internship) provides the opportunity for students to gain unpaid work experience and course credit. Students who would like to find out more about internship should send an email to the careercentre@douglascollege.ca at the start of their program.            
            
            
5. Students needing additional coursework to meet graduation requirements can use courses listed in the table below or consult with the Department Chair or Program Coordinator for approval to use similar courses.

For additional coursework courses, students must:            

• Work within the requirement that, at least, 50% (15 credits) of the coursework in the post-degree diploma is at the 3000-4000 level;            

• Meet pre-requisites for the replacement courses (i.e., not expect pre-requisite overrides); and            

• Select from the following courses:            

•     Any course from CBA (i.e., BUSN, ACCT, BLAW, COBA, CSIS, ECON, FINC, HOSP, MARK or OADM) or        
•     From outside CBA, the courses that are listed in the table below, or        
•     A similar course, as approved by the Department Chair or Program Coordinator.