Seneca Polytechnic - Newnham Campus
Seneca Polytechnic - Newnham Campus

1750 Finch Ave East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Advanced College Diploma - Business Administration - Purchasing and Supply Management (BAO)

3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma

Program Summary

This three-year advanced diploma program provides students with the in-depth understanding of how the increasingly strategic nature of purchasing influences other major functional areas of an organization. The program will help them pursue careers in purchasing, supply chain management, inventory management or logistics.


Students will also build a practical understanding of contemporary management theory and learn about tools that are essential to managing the supply base of an organization. Their learning will be enhanced through seminars, plant tours, case analysis and business simulations. Their learning will be further advanced by current and industry expert faculty members.

Throughout this program students will develop the following skills:
  • Supply chain
  • Purchasing 
  • Inventory control and management 
  • Leadership 
  • Decision-making
  • Ethics
  • Strategy formulation
  • Project management 
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

5.5

Writing

5.5

Listening

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

January 1, 2025

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

February 7, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Open date

September 1, 2025

Submission deadline

March 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma

Program Level

3 year advanced college diploma

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$90 CAD

Application fee

$16673 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Books and Supply Costs Fee: $1,450 per year
Health Insurance Fee: $785 per year
Academic Technology Fee: $263 per year
Athletics and Recreation Fee: $107 per year
Student Sport Build Fee: $105 per year