Pre-Requisites and Admissions

Admission Requirements

The nature and level of content in the program requires that, prior to enrolment, candidates have: an insight into the functioning of people and organizations, the workings of the marketplace, and the accounting methods that enable an organization to effectively manage its revenues and expenditures.

This will ensure that those enrolling in the program have a common base level of fundamental business management knowledge in the supporting areas of supply chain management. The prerequisite knowledge positions candidates to derive maximum benefit from the program.

Interested applicants must have completed one of the following:

  1. University degree in a business related field;
  2. College diploma in a business related field;
  3. Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management;
  4. Accelerated Business Management Program (ABMP);
  5. Supply Management Training and relevant work experience; or
  6. Business Management Courses - Economics, Introduction to Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Business Communications and Organizational Behaviour from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution.

For details and/or to review suggested post-secondary courses that may qualify for the business management knowledge prerequisite, please contact: Marie Scarfo at mscarfo@oipmac.ca. For an accelerated program, please see below.

Prerequisite Documentation

Documentation must be submitted in support of the business management knowledge prerequisite requirement. Official academic transcripts are required from a Canadian university, college or technical institute for the prerequisite courses taken that document:

  • Business degree or diploma achieved, if applicable, or;
  • Grade (s) – passing grade (s) will be defined by the institution where the course was taken accompanied by:
    • Course descriptions, including the number of hours of study per course.

Should academic achievements have been completed outside of Canada, applicants will be required to have out-of-country transcripts first assessed through an official credentialing equivalency evaluation organization and submit the results.

Advanced Standing

As a professional accreditation program, the Strategic Supply Chain Management Leadership Program is unique in its design, structure and content. However, some prospective candidates will have acquired similar knowledge in a full-time Canadian post-secondary degree program or equivalent foreign program. Such individuals may be exempt from select modules and workshops; some elements of the accreditation program will remain mandatory. To safeguard the integrity of the professional designation, advanced standing will be granted on a “program-only” basis. Prior learning must have been acquired through a post-secondary degree program accredited by PMAC. Courses taken outside of accredited programs will not be evaluated.

The Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (OIPMAC) and the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University announced that advanced standing will be granted to Ryerson MBA supply chain management graduates in the national accreditation program leading to the Purchasing Management Association of Canada’s (PMAC’s) professional designation in supply chain management.  Click here for more details.

Potential candidates with an undergraduate degree in supply chain management, or with equivalent courses, may apply for advanced standing in the following modules:

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Logistics and Transportation
  • Operations and Process Management
  • Knowledge Management

Note: Potential candidates with a graduate degree are invited to fill out the Advance Standings application to Marie Scarfo mscarfo@oipmac.ca Advanced Standing Application Form and a fee of $100.00 + HST:

1. An official or certified post-secondary transcript(s)
2. An official course description and course outlines for all the relevant courses 
3. A letter outlining the reasons for the request (explain for all the modules you are seeking exemption from)
4. A copy of your latest resume including an official job description
5. Admission Application into the Strategic Supply Chain Management Leadership Program, download form

Program Registration

To register for the program please click here.