Business

Business Administration Certificate Important dates

Location

Lloydminster and online

Credential

Certificate

Program Length

1 year

Your class schedule, or when your courses are held during the week, can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. Usually, one month prior to your program start date.

Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.

Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.

Notes:

If you plan to take courses part-time, you still need to apply to the program.
After you are accepted into the program, you'll meet with your academic advisor to register for courses and create your course schedule. If you're planning part-time studies, you'll discuss your options then.
The academic schedule is the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face.
Tuition and fees are the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face. Check the approximate costs on our fee calculator.

Academic Schedule 2024-2025

2024

Aug 12 — Fees due, fall term
Sept 3 — Registration Day
Sept 4 — First day of classes, fall term semester 1
Sept 11 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 24 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit.
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 14 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 1 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 8 — Fall break
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 2 — Fees due, winter term
Dec 13 — Last day of semester 1
Dec 16–Jan 6 — Christmas break for students

2025

Jan 7 — First day of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 28 — Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 17–21 — Reading week/spring break
March 14 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 18–21 — Easter Break, college closed
April 25 — Last day semester 2
May 30 — Lloydminster Campus Convocation

Academic Schedule 2025-2026 (tentative)

Please note these dates are subject to change.

2025

Aug 11 — Fees due, fall term
Sept 2 — Registration Day
Sept 3 — First day of classes, fall term semester 1
Sept 10 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 23 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit.
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 13 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 3 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 10-11 — Fall break for students
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 1 — Fees due, winter term
Dec 12 — Last day of semester 1
Dec 13–Jan 5 — Christmas break for students

2026

Jan 6 — First day of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 27 — Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 16–20 — Reading week/spring break
March 13 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 3–6 — Easter Break, college closed
April 24 — Last day semester 2
May 29 — Lloydminster Campus Convocation
June 5— Vermilion Campus Convocation

Online Course Schedule

Below are the 10 certificate courses and when they will be offered.

Fall term, semester 1

AC 130 Accounting I
MA101 Business Mathematics
CU 248 Business Computer Applications
EC 111 Microeconomics
CO 131 Communications I

Winter term, semester 2

AC 230 Accounting II
EC 211 Macroeconomics
MK 170 Marketing Principles
CO 231 Communications II
BA 120 Organizational Behaviour

Meet with academic advisor

After you're accepted into the program, you'll meet with the business academic advisor, Brandi Mandes.

This is particularly important if you'd like to mix online and face-to-face courses, or only take courses part-time.