The Certificate in Organizational Development is designed to provide students with the practical and applied knowledge and skills required to manage the Organizational Development function in the workplace. The Certificate will consist of 10.0 certificate-credit courses (5.0 course equivalents) and is designed for candidates who have workplace experience in the field of management, human resources, planning, or other related areas.

Enrolment will be limited and competitive, and will be determined on a case by case basis by the Faculty of Social Science together with Continuing Studies at Western. Applicants to the Certificate program will be required to demonstrate that they have a minimum of two years of relevant experience prior to admission. Students in the program will be required to maintain a minimum average of 70% in all courss in the Certificate in Organizational Development program, with no mark lower than 60%.

All students will be admitted to the Certificate in Organizational Development according to the policies and guidelines for admission to the University. Non-UWO students must first apply to The University of Western Ontario through the Ontario University Application Centre in Guelph, Ontario. Prospective students must also complete the application form for the Certificate in Organizational Development provided by Continuing Studies at Western. Application forms are available through Continuing Studies at Western.

Visit our website at http://www.uwo.ca/cstudies for full program information.

Application Deadline: March 1 to be considered for admission for the Fall term.