Post-diploma degrees

Post-diploma Degrees

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LocationLloydminster and Online

CredentialBachelor degree

Program Length1 or 2 years

Delivery MethodBlended

You will take a combination of online and face-to-face courses. Meet with the business academic advisor to learn your options.

Turn your business administration diploma into a degree.

Stay at the Lloydminster campus for another year or 2, and earn a management or commerce degree.

You can broaden your career choices with one of these Athabasca University degree routes:

4-year Bachelor of Commerce – general degree, or major in:

- accounting
- business technology management
- finance
- human resource management
- general
- Indigenous business
- marketing

3-year Bachelor of Management - general degree, no major options.

You’ll take both face-to-face and online university level classes. Face-to-face courses are at the Lloydminster campus. Options include both business and university transfer courses.

The business academic advisor will help you with your program plan:

You must meet with the advisor before you apply for this degree option.
Our academic advisor helps you choose electives that fit your unique path.

This degree route isn't part of Lakeland’s university transfer AU degree completion program.

Requirements

There are 3 admission requirements. They can also be considered steps:

Complete a Lakeland business administration diploma.

Together you’ll create a degree planner that is unique to you, your interests, and your career plans.

Please note: We recommend meeting with the advisor as early as possible. Athabasca University requires approximately 3 – 4 weeks to evaluate your transcript, sometimes longer. If you are getting a student loan, you'll need to have applied by June 30.

If you do get a late start, you can begin your degree any time throughout the year.

You will complete the Athabasca University (AU) application with the academic advisor. You will also need to pay a one-time application fee to AU.

There are no additional program requirements.

As you prepare for your start date, review this important information.

Enrolment is the final step after you've been accepted and the timetable has been set.

If you have not met with your academic advisor yet, you will need to book an appointment to choose your courses.
Once you've been enrolled, your schedule will be available in My Lakeland.

When you meet the grades and credit requirements of Athabasca University, you will be awarded a degree.

More program details

Admission, along with tuition and fees, are through Athabasca University. Check out the admission steps above for more information.

One of the benefits of staying at Lakeland to complete this collaborative degree is that you can still take face-to-face and online Lakeland courses that will transfer to the 3rd and 4th year of your degree.

Your best planning resource is the business academic advisor. You'll work together to create a degree planner.

Your degree planner will be unique to you. For example, you’ll consider your schedule, your previous courses and the degree's course requirements.

You'll choose from online Athabasca University courses in a variety of subject areas.

You will choose classes and create your schedule with the academic advisor. Once those classes are set, you'll be able to see your class schedule on your My Lakeland student portal.

The academic schedule below includes deadlines, start & end dates and holidays for Lakeland College courses. Speak to the academic advisor for important Athabasca University deadlines.

Note: These dates are subject to change.

2025 Fall term/semester

Date	Event
Aug 11	Fees due, fall term
Sept 2	Registration Day
Sept 3	First day of classes
Sept 10	Last day to add fall term courses
Sept 23	Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit
Sept 30	National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed
Oct 13	Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 3	Last day to withdraw from fall term courses 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 classes
Dec 13 - Jan 5	Christmas break for students

2026 Winter term/semester

Date	Event
Jan 6	First day of classes
Jan 13	Last day to add winter term courses
Jan 27	Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees
Feb 16	Family Day, campus closed
Feb 16-20	Reading week/spring break
Mar 13	Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit
Apr 3-6	Easter Break, college closed
Apr 24	Last day of classes
May 29	Lloydminster campus Convocation

Note: These dates are subject to change.

2026 Fall term/semester

Date	Event
Aug 12	Fees due, fall term
Sep 1	Registration Day
Sep 2	First day of classes
Sep 7	Labor Day, college closed
Sep 9	Last day to add fall term courses
Sep 22	Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit
Sept 30	National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed
Oct 12	Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 2	Last day to withdraw from fall term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 9-13	Fall break for students
Nov 11	Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 1	Fees due, winter term
Dec 18	Last day of classes
Dec 21 - Jan 4	Christmas break for students

2027 Winter term/semester

Date	Event
Jan 5	First day of classes
Jan 12	Last day to add winter term courses
Jan 25	Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees
Feb 15	Family Day, college closed
Feb 15-29	Reading week/spring break
Mar 12	Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit
Mar 26-29	Easter Break, college closed
Apr 23	Last day of classes
May 28	Lloydminster campus Convocation

What degree you earn will open different further study options. These can range from professional designation to graduate degrees.

For example:

a professional accounting designation
a human resources designation
master’s of business administration (MBA)
law degree

Discover where learning at Lakeland will take you. Whether you're working at a practicum, volunteering, or networking, you'll be putting your learning in to practice beyond the classroom.

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Lakeland graduates have taken their expertise far and wide, often finding work in private organizations, large businesses, non-profits and the government.

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