Graduate Diploma Organizational Performance Management

This program is not offered in French in 2017-2018.

The Telfer School of Management offers two 15-unit Graduate Diplomas, one being the diploma in Organizational Performance Management, the other in Leadership and Management.

The diploma in Organizational Performance Management is based on courses which lead to understanding the foundations of organizational performance and how to improve it, based on information-driven decision making.

Its design targets those who want to acquire organizational performance management skills, but it is shorter than the MBA. It allows its participants to continue their regular activities while undertaking a graduate program.

This diploma is composed solely of courses offered in the MBA, and upon admission to the MBA, students who have successfully completed the diploma can transfer all 15 units to their program. This is also the case for the diploma in Leadership and Management. All 30 units of the two diplomas can be retained within the MBA program. See the section entitled Program Requirements” for more information.

This program is offered on a part-time basis. Students may complete it in three or in six terms.

For the most accurate and up to date information on application deadlines, language tests and other admission requirements, please visit the specific requirements webpage.

Applicants to the program must:

• hold a Canadian baccalaureate degree or its equivalent with minimum standing of B;
• have acquired a minimum of 3 years of work experience;
• have achieved at least a 50th percentile score either on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or on the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).
• submit a letter of intent;
• provide two confidential letters of recommendation;
• have an adequate knowledge of the language of instruction (either English or French).

In some cases, applicants will be interviewed by a program representative.

• Apply online through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC), by completing form 105.
• Declare all your current and previous postsecondary studies, completed or not, even if they are not related to your application. Failure to do so may lead to the cancellation of your application or the withdrawal of your offer of admission at any time.
• Enter your email address, making sure it is accurate. We will use this address to communicate with you for all matters. Also, check your inbox (and junk mail folder) regularly for messages from the University of Ottawa.
• Pay the application fees for all your admission applications. Applications are forwarded to the University of Ottawa only after fees are paid in full and the payment has cleared. Learn more about application fees.
• Note that OUAC is not part of the University of Ottawa. It handles applications to all Ontario universities and is responsible for transferring your application to our admission office.