More than a degree
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Your pathway to an MBA
Online since 1999, our part-time Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) is a pathway to an MBA and a valuable credential on its own. Learn from world-class faculty in a collaborative e-learning environment and adjust your schedule to fit your changing life and career. No GMAT required.
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Program highlights
- Fully online, flexible pacing to fit your life
- Learn from MBA faculty with research and industry expertise
- Transferable credits toward an MBA
Download the brochure to learn more about the curriculum, laddering options and admission requirements.
#1
Comprehensive university in Canada
100%
of GDBA courses are eligible to transfer into the MBA
1%
Of all business schools are double accredited
More than a degree
- Unparalleled flexibility: Our fully online program adapts to your life, not the other way around. Tailor your educational journey to your personal and professional commitments by selecting a pace that works for you—whether that means diving into a full course load or progressing one course at a time.
- MBA-level courses: Our GDBA courses are exclusively taught by our MBA faculty members who bring cutting-edge research, extensive industry experience, and advanced academic credentials directly into the virtual classroom.
- Pathway to the MBA: These courses will help get you there. GDBA courses are transferable to any of our MBA programs
Hear what our alumni have to say
"With the online option, everything is done synchronously. In class, there was lots of opportunity to interact with the instructor and the other students through lectures, breakout rooms, presentations, and group work. So every class is part of trying to create that connection for the cohort."
Sarah Clarke, MBA Alumnus
Manager, B.C. Cancer Medical Staff Engagement Society
“The immediate impact of the GDBA has been a change in the way I approach my day professionally. I am equipped to make better decisions. My confidence level has been elevated significantly, and I am enjoying a new sense of optimism in my career.”