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.

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

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.

Learning in action

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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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