Start your sales, marketing or service career in the automotive industry

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status
• minimum overall average of 65 per cent
• six Grade 12 U or M level courses
• Grade 12 U level English 
• Grade 12 U level Mathematics

Selection is based on academic grades and subject prerequisites; applicants must meet minimum averages to receive final acceptance.

Mature applicants may also be considered for admission to this program providing their previous school performance and/or recent work record suggests a strong possibility of academic success. In order to qualify, applicants must be 19 years of age on or before the commencement of the program and must have been away from formal education for at least one year immediately prior to beginning studies. Mature applicants must meet subject prerequisites prior to registration.

Applicants should be aware that first-year enrolment is limited; satisfying minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission.

This college has been granted a consent by the Minister of Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a seven-year term starting December 9, 2022. The college shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.

Important note: Auto Practica 1 and 2 require participation by the student in an annual Georgian College Auto Exposition. If, for any reason, the College is unable to host the Auto Exposition, students will be required to substitute Event Planning and Execution for Auto Practicum 1 and Leadership for Auto Practicum 2 to meet graduation requirements.

Non-core courses are required in all degree programs to meet the Ministry of Colleges and Universities benchmark for depth and breadth in degree-level learning. These courses are designed to give students the tools to develop interdisciplinary perspectives that inform their approach to their own discipline, their continued education and their life outside work.

Students are required to take: at least one first year interdisciplinary course (INTS1xxx); two introductory courses in their choice of disciplines outside their main field of study, which may include psychology (PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1001), social science (SOCI 1000), humanities (HUMA 1012), or science (SCEN 1000); one advanced course in a discipline (ex. PSYC3xxx, SOSC3xxx, HUMA3xxx), and; one upper level interdisciplinary course (INTS4xxx). These courses and any remaining non-core course requirements to be selected from the program list.

The automotive sector is one of the largest industries in Canada’s economy and is commonly referred to as ‘one of the major economic engines of the Province’. Employment opportunities resulting from the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Automotive Management) are positions requiring high levels of critical thinking, problem solving, professionalism and customer service skills. Graduates of the degree program find entry level and middle management employment opportunities in all sectors of the automotive industry including original equipment manufacturers (OEM), dealerships, the aftermarket (manufacturer, wholesale and retail), financial services, remarketing (used vehicles, auctions and intermediaries), services and digital marketing/social media.