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Home > Programs > Full Time > Business > Small Business Administration (Co-op)
Small Business Administration (Co-op)
Program Code Campus Program Length Start Date
020129 College Drive Eight semesters (three years) September
Small Business Administration Co-op
 

Earn while you learn! The three-year Small Business Administration (Co-op) program allows you to participate in a partnership between an employer, the college and you, the student. This unique arrangement gives you paid work experience in a chosen career field, which will enhance the educational component of the program and offer you expanded employment options upon graduation.

The program is designed to produce graduates who can:

  • successfully start up, own and operate new business ventures; and
  • act as highly motivated and self-reliant employees, able to properly evaluate, implement and manage new and existing business opportunities.

For the first four academic semesters, the Small Business Administration (Co-op) program is identical to the Small Business Management program.

In this intense three-year program, you will evaluate business opportunities and run a business venture on campus for eight weeks in your fourth semester. In semesters five and six, you will further your education and training by acquiring business skills and knowledge necessary for success in the business world. In-class instruction is supplemented by two co-op work terms and a work placement in semester eight.

Canadore’s Small Business programs are the best of their kind in Canada and prepare you for a bright entrepreneurial future or an employment career with excellent potential for advancement.
Admission Requirements


Ontario Secondary School Diploma at or above the general level or its equivalent. Grade 12 English and Grade 11 Mathematics or equivalents are required. Grade 12 Mathematics is recommended.

Mature Students:
Applicants aged 19 or over without the OSSD will be considered on the basis of their results on the College’s Mature Student Test.

Graduates of the new Ontario Secondary School Curriculum:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) preparation levels.

Required courses:
Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG 4C or ENG 4U) and any Grade 11 Mathematics (C) or (U).

Recommended courses
(not used in the admission selection process):
• Grade 12 (O) Communications in the World of
  Business and Technology (EBT 4O)
• Grade 11 (O) and/or Grade 12 (C) Information
  Technology in Business (BTA 3O), (BTX 4C)
• Grade 11 (M) and/or Grade 12 (M) Financial
  Accounting (BAF 3M), (BAT 4M)
• Grade 11 (C) and/or Grade 12 (C)
  Entrepreneurial Studies (BDI 3C), (BDV 4C)
• Grade 11 (C) and/or Grade 12 (C)
  Entrepreneurial Studies (BDI 3C), (BDV 4C)

 
IMPORTANT NOTE
Business programs have a common first semester. If you wish to change to another Business program, you may do so after the first semester. Entrance to the third year of the Business Administration program is encouraged for those students wishing to further their business knowledge and training, or planning to attend university in the future.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Small business owners/operators
  • Small business managers
  • Family business managers
  • Franchisees
  • Department managers
  • Management trainees
  • Self employment
 
CURRICULUM
SEMESTER ONE (FALL):
• 
ACC 135 Applied Accounting I
 
• 
BCL 130 Microsoft Office I
 
• 
BUS 105 Introduction to Business
 
• 
MKT 100 Marketing for Business
 
• 
MTH 170 Business Mathematics
 
• 
BUS 104 Business Skills
 
• 
BCO 010 Co-op Placement I
 
 
SEMESTER TWO (WINTER):
• 
ACC 184 Managerial Accounting
 
• 
BCL 131 Microsoft Office II
 
• 
BUS 195 Organizational Behaviour
 
• 
CMM 125 College Communication I
 
• 
FIN 100 Finance I
 
• 
MKT 150 Marketing II
 
• 
SBM 226 Entrepreneurial Studies
 
• 
BCO 020 Co-op Placement II
 
• 
BUS 290 Career Planning
 
 
SEMESTER THREE (SUMMER):
• 
BUS 200 Co-op Work Term I
 
 
SEMESTER FOUR (FALL):
• 
BUS 155 Personal Effectiveness in Business
 
• 
LAW 230 Business Law
 
• 
MKT 203 Professional Sales Skills I
 
• 
MKT 311 International Marketing
 
• 
SBM 201 Small Business Internal Control Systems
 
• 
SBM 221 Small Business Management
 
• 
BCO 030 Co-op Placement III
 
 
SEMESTER FIVE (WINTER):
• 
BUS 355 Operations Management
 
• 
CMM 180 Business Correspondence
 
• 
ECN 105 Principles of Economics
 
• 
MKT 275 Customer Service Management
 
• 
SBM 209 Business Plan
 
• 
SBM 305 Small Business Simulation
 
• 
BCO 040 Co-op Placement IV
 
 
SEMESTER SIX (SUMMER):
• 
BUS 300 Co-op Work Term II
 
 
SEMESTER SEVEN (FALL):
• 
BUS 201 Business Research Methods
 
• 
BUS 352 Incubator *
 
• 
BUS 384 Work Placement Preparation
 
• 
MKT 200 Consumer Behaviour
 
• 
MKT 206 Advertising
 
• 
MKT 253 Retail Merchandising
 
 
SEMESTER EIGHT (WINTER - FIRST HALF):
• 
BUS 304 Research Project
 
• 
BUS 356 Branding & Brand Management
 
• 
BUS 393 Computer Graphics for Business
 
 
SEMESTER EIGHT (WINTER - SECOND HALF):
• 
BUS 385 Work Placement
 
 
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* BUS352 or two 4 credit electives
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PERSONAL ASSETS
  • Determination
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
 
Requirements for Graduation
To graduate with a three-year diploma in Small Business Administration, you must have a grade point average of 2.0 or more and at least 150 credits, and meet the requirements listed in the Business program’s handbook. Normally, you must complete the courses listed. In certain instances, substitutions may be permitted with the authorization of the coordinator. You must also have successfully completed two co-op work terms.

Students who complete the six academic semesters but do not complete the work term requirements will graduate with a Small Business Administration diploma.
 
FIELD PLACEMENT
  • Operation of a cart-based business in Semester Four for a minimum of six hours per week for eight weeks
  • Minimum of 320 hours of work placement in Semester Six
 
ARTICULATION
  • Advanced standing at most universities and colleges across Canada
  • Nipissing University, ON
  • Lake Superior State University, USA
  • Lakehead University, ON
  • Athabasca University, AB
  • University Canada West, BC
  • Laurentian University, ON
 
For Program Information Contact

Bob Walpole
Professor
(705) 474-7600 ext. 5540
bob.walpole@canadorec.on.ca
For Co-op Information Contact
David Thompson
(705) 474-7600 Ext 5568
david.thompson@canadorec.on.ca
 
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