Business Administration: Small Business and Entrepreneurship Major
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Major
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Jessica Amundrud
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Connect your passion and ideas with theory and skills in our small business and entrepreneurship major.
You’ll start with business basics – accounting, communications and law. Then focus on honing vital entrepreneurial skills such as:
- salesmanship
- leadership and supervision
- small business management
Whatever your goal, you’ll build knowledge and decision-making skills to be team leader. That could be in your own business, in another small business or in a corporate setting.
Practice what you’ve learned in an optional 16-week work placements between first and second year. It’s also an opportunity to network and make connections.
This diploma could also be the start of a longer education path. Stay another year at Lakeland to:
- earn a double major
- earn a Bachelor of Management degree
Or stay 2 more years to earn a Bachelor of Commerce.
Requirements
More program details
Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan guidelines recommends $1,153/month.
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
View the business textbook list.
Electives
You will take one 3-credit elective in year 1 and four 3-credit electives in year 2. Your academic advisor will work with you to match your interests with the course schedule.
In the meantime, check out your options for business electives.
Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the 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 and discuss your options with the academic advisor.
- After year 1, you'll meet with your academic advisor to register for year 2 courses and create your year 2 course schedule.
- 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.
Lloydminster On-Campus Important Dates
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 from college with full refund 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 from college 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
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
Double major at Lakeland
Stay at Lakeland for another year and earn a double major. Not all combinations are possible.
If you are interested, talk to your academic advisor about the options.
On-campus degree options
Stay at the Lloydminster campus and turn your diploma into a degree. Our agreement with Athabasca University allows you to enrol in one of 2 degree programs:
You’ll take a mix of online AU courses and face-to-face Lakeland business and university transfer courses.
Block transfer options
Lakeland has block transfer agreements. This means your 60-credit diploma will transfer directly to select institutions. See currently available block transfer paths outlined below:
University of Saskatchewan - Edwards School of Business offers a Bachelor of Commerce.
Note: 60 credits must be completed at Lakeland College to be eligible for this block transfer. Transfer credits will be assessed by USask on a course-by-course basis if some of your 60 credits were completed at another institution.
Other transfer options
Even if Lakeland doesn't have a block transfer agreement, your course credits open doors to many other colleges, polytechnics and universities.
The easiest way to transfer is within Alberta. Lakeland College is one of 41 members of the Alberta Transfer and Pathways System. Explore your options on Transfer Alberta.
You could transfer somewhere else in Alberta, Western Canada, Canada or even internationally.
If you are looking at an institution outside of Alberta, you'll need to check either directly with the institution or a provincial organization. Our transfer guide page has links.
Need more info?
If you have questions and are a current Lakeland College student:
- meet with your academic advisor.
If you have questions and are a prospective student:
- our business enrolment specialist Jessica can help get you started.
Lakeland offers the 10 common 1st year business courses for our business diploma majors online. You have options:
- Start in September or January.
- Mix online with face-to-face classes based on your schedule.
- Take courses part-time.
- Continue on and complete one of our business administration majors:
Fall
- AC 130 Accounting I
- MA101 Business Mathematics
- CU 248 Business Computer Applications
- EC 111 Microeconomics
- CO 131 Communications I
- AC 230 Accounting II
- EC 211 Macroeconomics
- MK 170 Marketing Principles
- CO 231 Communications II
- BA 120 Organizational Behaviour
- This schedule allows you to complete either the first year of a diploma major or exit with a business administration certificate program.
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After you are accepted into the program, you'll meet with your academic advisor to register for courses and create your schedule. If you're planning part-time studies, you'll discuss your options then.
To see the complete course descriptions, go to the Lakeland College course catalogue.
Tuition and fees are the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face.
If you plan to take the courses part-time, you must still apply to the program.
- After you're accepted, you'll meet with the academic advisor.
- Estimated tuition and fees are approximately $605 per course.
After you're accepted into the program, you'll meet with the business academic advisor.
This is particularly important if you'd like to mix online and face-to-face courses, or only take courses part-time.
You can take a maximum of 7 of the online classes. The rest will have to be taken face-to-face.
You can discuss your options and what's available with your academic advisor.
If you are enrolled in 3 or more courses per semester, you are eligible for a student loan.
Contact our student services office in Lloydminster at 780 871 5700 or visit our financial aid & awards pages.
Yes. You can exit with a 1-year business administration certificate after completing all 10 first-year courses. This is something you can discuss with your academic advisor.
